Kathy Sheridan Explained

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]}

Book

• Book: Frank. McDonald. Frank McDonald (journalist). Kathy. Sheridan. Kathy Sheridan. 2008. The Builders. Penguin. 978-0-141-03780-6. ^[6]

Notes and References

1. News: Irish Times biggest winner at national newspaper awards. The Journal. 27 October 2011. 27 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20150302012025/http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/irish-times-biggest-winner-at-national-newspaper-awards-265191-Oct2011/. 2 March 2015.
2. News: Book gives a new voice to Longford women. 4 May 2007. Longford Leader. 14 March 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20150302011911/http://www.longfordleader.ie/news/local-news/book-gives-a-new-voice-to-longford-women-1-1947270. 2 March 2015.
3. News: Nadine. O'Regan. Fighting Talk. The Sunday Business Post. 8 February 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140504154430/http://nadineoregan.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/fight-like-apes-sbp-interview/. 4 May 2014.
4. News: Stories of abortion: by people who have been through it. The Irish Times. 24 March 2012. 24 March 2012. Kathy Sheridan recently wrote about the tens of thousands of Irish women who have had abortions abroad....
5. News: Stories of abortion. The Irish Times. 25 February 2012. 25 February 2012.
6. Web site: A review of 'The Builders' by Kathy Sheridan and Frank McDonald. Sunday Tribune. 12 October 2008.