<p>Paul Macgregor (Series Producer) chats to academic, activist and author Katherine O'Donnell about her memories of 2015, before and beyond. <strong>Katherine </strong>is <strong>Professor of the History of Ideas</strong> at <strong>UCD School of Philosophy</strong>. She has been an activist for many years, specialising in feminist justice issues and LGBTQ+ activism. She was a co-founding member of the Irish Lesbian and Gay Archive, now deposited as a living archive with the National Library of Ireland. She works with the Justice for Magdalenes Research group, who were instrumental in having the State issue an apology to the victims and survivors of the Magdalene Institutions, and in successfully lobbying for the Magdalene Redress Scheme. In 2023, she published her first novel<strong> Slant,</strong> which was shortlisted for the 2024 Kate O’Brien Award.</p><br><p>Photograph of Katherine O'Donnell courtesy of Emma Jervis.</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/emmajervisphoto" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/emmajervisphoto</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
