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Ireland
has become one of only two European Union states to have no women
leading any of its listed companies, in a setback for a country that has
become known for achieving rapid social change in recent decades.
Since
Margaret Sweeney retired Tuesday as chief executive officer of
Ireland’s biggest private residential landlord Irish Residential
Properties REIT Plc, all 31 companies listed on Euronext Dublin’s
website are to be headed by a man.
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