Cultural key player: Ninette de Valois at the Royal Ballet in London in 1960. Photograph: Ben Martin/Getty

Seventy women who’ve shaped Irish culture, from Ninette de Valois to Felispeaks

For International Women’s Day we shine a light on cultural trailblazers and the contemporary creatives they helped to inspire

Gemma Tipton

Gemma Tipton

Gemma Tipton contributes to The Irish Times on art, architecture and other aspects of culture