The Sunday Interview: Sinéad Gibney, chief commissioner of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission

The former Dáil candidate for the Social Democrats dropped out of last year’s general election campaign to become take up the top role at the organisation

Sinéad Gibney: ‘The experience of being a single mother has definitely informed my activism’ Photo: Fergal Phillips

In brief

Name and role: Sinéad Gibney, chief commissioner of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission

Lives: Dublin

Age: 44

Family: single mum to 20-year-old Bella; in a relationship with my partner, Mark; very close to my folks, Jo and Mick Gibney.

My working day: full of variety – lots of meetings, most of which I chair, speaking engagements, planning, reading, reviewing, talking to people, emails. I cannot wait until restrictions are lifted and ...