The Enterprising Women's Network (EWN) for Armagh and Down, today hosted their annual business women's luncheon to celebrate International Women's Day.

Guest speaker for this year's event in the Carrickdale Hotel, is Noirin Hegarty, Editor of the Sunday Tribune.

Noirin is a graduate of the Dublin Institute of Technology and has been involved in the coverage of every major national and international story in the Irish print media over the last twenty years.  She became the first woman to edit a national Sunday newspaper in Ireland when she was appointed as editor of the Sunday Tribune in February 2005.

EWN Chairwoman Catherine McGinn says: "As a journalist working in national and international newspapers for over 20 years, Noirin has an inspiring story to tell. Her success is inspiration to our audience of over 120 women in business including regional networks from Dublin, Louth, Monaghan and Fermanagh."

This year's business lunch is supported by EWN network members Younique and Mary Mackle & Co, Chartered Accountants. Louth County Enterprise Board is also sponsoring this event as part of their Enterprise Week.

Annual membership fee for EWN is £40. For more information on the event or membership contact Margaret Andrews on 028 30837575 or email info@enterprising-women.net by 1^st March 2010.

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NOTES TO EDITORS:

Noirin Hegarty became the first woman to edit a national Sunday newspaper in Ireland when she was appointed as editor of the Sunday Tribune in February 2005.

She was deputy editor of the Evening Herald prior to this appointment and worked in a number of senior management roles at Independent Newspapers over the previous fifteen years.

Her career in media began at the Tullamore Tribune, Co Offaly and she has worked as a journalist for publications including The Irish Times and The Sydney Morning Herald. Noirin Hegarty is a regular commentator on political and economic affairs on RTE radio and television and on the Vincent Browne show on TV3.

Enterprising Women's Network

EWN is a member of Business Women's Networks Northern Ireland. The primary focus of our networks is the encouragement of networking activities as a means of business development in addition to creating an environment of support, encouragement and learning for members to facilitate their business development.  A key driver for our future events is to focus on stimulating growth among the women owned businesses operating across Northern Ireland.

For Further information Contact Margaret Andrews

Tel: 028 30837575 E-mail info@enterprising-women.net