International Women's Day celebration, 1986

Black & white photograph of four women talking at the International Women's Day celebration dinner for Irish women at Minogue's restaurant, Islington. Dated 10th March 1986. Photograph by Joanne O'Brien, Copyright Joanne O'Brie

Angela Garrison

Black and white portrait photograph of a woman. Handwritten notes on the back read 'Angela Garrison' and 'Management Committee'. Photograph by Joanne O'Brien, Copyright Joanne O'Brien

Dinner in Islington restaurant

Black and white photograph of group of people in front of the bar, including two female musicians (violinist and bodhrán player). Brid Boland is third from left, the others are unidentified. A handwritten note on the back identifies the occasion as 'Dinner in Islington restaurant' and the date as 10 March 1989. Photograph by Joanne O'Brien, Copyright Joanne O'Brie

Member of the management committee or staff

Black & white portrait photograph of an unidentified woman. A handwritten note on the back reads 'Management Committee / Staff'. Photograph by Joanne O'Brien, Copyright Joanne O'Brien

Sheela Ni Gig, women's ceili band, at International Women's Day, 1986

Black and white photograph of Sheela Ni Gig, women's ceili band, showing eleven musicians playing whilst sitting on a narrow stage in front of a brick wall. Performing at Roger Casement Irish Centre on International Women's Day 1986. A concert for Irish Women in support of Troops Out Movement and Irish Pensioners Appeal. Dated 8 March 1986. Photograph by Joanne O'Brien, Copyright Joanne O'Brie

The Hairy Marys

Black and white photograph of four women dancing in front of an audience in a sports hall. Handwritten notes on the back read 'The Hairy Mary's' and The Irish Centre, St John's Way, N London 8/3/86'. Photograph by Joanne O'Brien, Copyright Joanne O'Brie

The Hairy Marys

Black and white photograph of five women dancing in a circle in a sports hall. A handwritten note on the back reads 'The Hairy Mary's dance group performing at social after the 2nd Irish women's conf, 21 Sept 85'. Photograph by Joanne O'Brien, Copyright Joanne O'Brie

Workplace violence in Queensland, Australia: the results of a comparative study

[Abstract]: This paper presents the results on workplace violence from a larger study undertaken in 2004. Comparison is made with the results of a similar study undertaken in 2001. The study involved the random sampling of 3000 nurses from the Queensland Nurses’ Union’s membership in the public (acute hospital and community nursing), private (acute hospital and domiciliary nursing) and aged care sectors (both public and private aged care facilities). The self-reported results suggest an increase in workplace violence in all three sectors. Whilst there are differences in the sources of workplace violence across the sectors, the major causes of workplace violence are: clients/patients, visitors/relatives, other nurses, nursing management and medical practitioners. Associations were also found between workplace violence and gender, the designation of the nurse, hours of employment, the age of the nurse, morale and perceptions of workplace safety. Whilst the majority of nurses reported that policies were in place for the management of workplace violence, these policies were not always adequate