In 100 years of Dáil, only 19 women served in Cabinet

A hundred years after first being given the vote, women are still seeking equality, are still facing gender bias and receive inappropriate comments, female politicians have warned.

Former president Mary McAleese, former tánaistí Joan Bruton, Frances Fitzgerald and Mary Coughlan were among those who attended a special event in Dublin's Convention Centre to mark the 1918 election - the first time women received the right to vote.