Kevin Meehan

Here's the clip of my contribution to today's feature on the Factory Girl sculpture and workers' representation in public artwork.

North West Today - 02/07/2025 - BBC Sounds A roundup of local news, sport and weather across the north west of Northern Ireland.

of women's representation in public artwork in general. Hopefully some more constructive dialogue will emerge after this coverage. The programme can be found at www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... if anyone would like to listen back to it. (My part is at 8:53am)

Very privileged to be included as a contributor in BBC Radio's North West Today programme this morning regarding the shirt factory sculpture in Harbour Square Derry. Thanks to Elaine McGee for showcasing the Factory Girls' protest against the new artwork and raising the question

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So honoured to have my @deindustrialpol.bsky.social blog post on the Factory Girls of Derry listed in the Gaelic Park Players' programme for their production of Frank McGuinness' The Factory Girls. Their dedication to authenticity is so clear in the research they have done leading up to the play by