Ashley Connolly is the Head of the Health & Welfare division at Fórsa.

Fórsa is Ireland’s largest public service union with over 80,000 members in health, education, local government, the civil service and other State agencies.

With 20 years’ experience working in a hospital environment prior to working with Fórsa, Ashley is uniquely placed to tackle the challenges facing the country's health staff. Ashley is also the union's Equality officer and has been a driving force behind a newly launched cross-union campaign on menstrual and menopausal welfare at work entitled 'Stop the Stigma'.