As a new Senator, there no doubt that I am in a man's club. I hope any young ladies listening will have the courage to come forward and become involved in politics. It is a man's club of which I am acutely conscious every minute of the day. Of 30 Fianna Fáil Senators, only five are women. I am used to being in business – myself and my business partner, Connie, started our business together – and meeting women at the chamber of commerce and elsewhere.