ICA: Sew far, sew good for Ireland's largest women's group

Three months ago, Ireland’s largest women’s organisation, ICA, retreated behind closed doors. Women used to doing, used to giving, are contributing again, even while cocooning, answering the call to sew scrubs for our frontline heroes.
ICA President, Josephine Helly
ICA President, Josephine Helly

Three months ago, Ireland’s largest women’s organisation, ICA, retreated behind closed doors. Women used to doing, used to giving, are contributing again, even while cocooning, answering the call to sew scrubs for our frontline heroes. ICA members tell Helen O’Callaghan what’s motivating them and how it’s all going.

Even before lockdown officially started, members of ICA – Ireland’s largest women’s association – began to retreat back to their homes.

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