Kathy Sheridan

Kathy Sheridan is a journalist with The Irish Times.

She won the title of features writer at the National Newspapers of Ireland's Journalism Awards for 2011.[1]

Her father Joe Sheridan[2] was an independent TD for Longford–Westmeath from 1961 to 1981. Her daughter, Mary-Kate, is a musician, best known as the lead singer in rock band Fight Like Apes.[3]

In 2012, she wrote about tens of thousands of Irish women who travelled abroad for their abortions.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Irish Times biggest winner at national newspaper awards". The Journal. 27 October 2011. Archived from the original on 2 March 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Book gives a new voice to Longford women". Longford Leader. 4 May 2007. Archived from the original on 2 March 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
  3. ^ O'Regan, Nadine (8 February 2009). "Fighting Talk". The Sunday Business Post. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Stories of abortion: by people who have been through it". The Irish Times. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012. Kathy Sheridan recently wrote about the tens of thousands of Irish women who have had abortions abroad...
  5. ^ "Stories of abortion". The Irish Times. 25 February 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.