Miriam O'Reilly

Read about Miriam O'Reilly (54), who recently defeated the BBC in a landmark ageism case.

COURT CHALLENGE: Miriam O'Reilly took on the might of the BBC after she was dropped as a presenter of 'Countryfile'. 'Television is most people's window to the world,' she says, ‘and if you don't have older women there it's as if we don't exist, as if we're not contributing.'

COURT CHALLENGE: Miriam O'Reilly took on the might of the BBC after she was dropped as a presenter of 'Countryfile'. 'Television is most people's window to the world,' she says, ‘and if you don't have older women there it's as if we don't exist, as if we're not contributing.' Photo: Nick Edwards

Photo: Nick Edwards

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Did You Know?

In 2007, only 5.9% of Ministers of State, 21.4% of government ministers, 20% of the Seanad, and 13.3% of the Dail were women

Source: The way we are: Facts about Older Women in Ireland in 2008