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Shakespeare covered the seven stages of life better than most in a speech called The Seven Ages of Man in a play called As You Like It.  Shakespeare’s speech was all about boys and men, but our series is all about girls and women. Join us on our seven-week journey through the ages stopping off at all the stages from child to teenager, from mother to grandmother, from work to retirement, from multitasker to multi-talented, from social commentator to mould breaker, and everything in between. Starts on Friday Feb 2nd at 3.30pm

Episode 4 is all about those middle years where the demands of work and parenting older children continue to be an issue. Listen to our Dublin mammies, Yvonne Reddin, Susan Weir, and Niamh O’Dowd, as they discuss the journey so far and are refreshingly honest about the challenges of juggling career and parenthood, helped along the way with poetry by Mary Oyediran and Berni Dwan, and song by Abimbola Olorire and Thomas McCarthy

Series developed and produced by Berni Dwan. Audio production by Declan McGlade. Made with the support of the Coimisiún na Meán’s Sound and Vision scheme through the Television License Fee.