04/03/2026
Turas Na mBan
THE JOURNEY OF WOMEN - CELEBRATING THE PAST, EMBRACING THE PRESENT AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FUTURE!
Mayo North East is both proud and privileged to once again host Turas Na mBan 2026!
Against the beautiful backdrop of The Wild Atlantic Way, The Erris Coast Hotel will play host to this year’s much-anticipated Turas Na mBan event co funded by Mayo County Council.
Providing a platform for speakers, contributors and attendees to showcase and celebrate the full and effective participation of women in Irish society down through the decades, this innovative two-day event; running across the 8th and 9th of May, aims to address the often underestimated, under-valued, and under-acknowledged role of women from all ages and backgrounds in Irish society, history and beyond.
Amplifying Irish women’s invaluable influence in the home, in the workplace, in the community and indeed worldwide, Turas na mBan has become synonymous as possibly being one of Mayo’s largest inclusive and socially cohesive, must-attend events!
Attracting a record-breaking attendance pre-pandemic, the anticipation, the energy and the enthusiasm surrounding the return of this year’s conference is almost palpable. This year, a panel of well-known speakers will address and assess a myriad of topics; each one guaranteed to place a broad lens on the many issues facing women in today’s world. Turas na mBan 2026 will provide not just practical advice and information, it will also strive to empower women to navigate, achieve and succeed at whatever it is they want to do and become in life.
Highlighting this year’s showcase, organiser Justin Sammon CEO of Mayo North East said “attendees will have the unique opportunity to hear about the lives of some of the most influential, motivational and inspirational women in our society and history, and the role they played in effecting positive changes in the world today.”
While celebrating women’s progress and addressing the ongoing societal challenges they face, Turas na mBan will place a firm focus on the theme of Women and Landscape, celebrating sisterhood, and life in general! “Women’s folklore tells us things that social strictures or psychological repression prevent women from otherwise saying - things at variance with the official ideal of culture. Narratives sometimes express ideas and feelings that would never emerge from a questionnaire or an interview, or they may express them more powerfully.” (Rosan J Jordan, 1985).
Join us for this FREE event on 8th and 9th May at the Erris Coast Hotel, to not only find out more about the journey of women, but to meet with, and speak with them.
With contributions from:
• Mark Patrick Hederman – ‘Landscape as Laced Span.’
• Dr. Linda Helén Haukland, PhD – ‘Indigenous Women as Preservers of Culture.’
• Gisela Margarita Perez Fonseca – ‘Women, Territory & Environment: The Power of Authenticity.’
• Eimear Heaney - Culture without a Homeland. ‘The role of women in sustaining Roma Culture.’
• Michael Symth – ‘Brehon Law as it applied to women and the journey to modern restorative justice.’
• Michael O’Dowd -'Deora Airmed, The Tears of Airmed.'
• Prof: Michael J Caslin – ‘The Clan of the Cave Bear.’
• Rita O’Donogue: ‘Women - Landscape and Conflict.’
• Anthony Barrett -‘Women, culture, language and space.’
For more information regarding keynote speakers and contributors contact us on:
Email: [email protected]
www.mayonortheast.com, Facebook, Instagram
For interview opportunities, contact Mr JUSTIN SAMMON on PH: 0872543795
