. ▁Even ▁this ▁caused ▁difficulty ▁when ▁the ▁cases ▁were ▁considered ▁to ▁contain ▁inde cent ▁information . ▁There ▁was ▁often ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁e ject ▁the ▁women ▁from ▁the ▁gallery . ▁In ▁ 1 9 ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁the ▁' I r ish ▁Cit izen ' ▁asked ▁" When ▁will ▁men ▁realize ▁that ▁women ▁are ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁public , ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁fully ▁entitled ▁to ▁be ▁present ▁at ▁all ▁cases ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁public ". ▁It ▁was ▁D ug gan ▁who ▁wrote ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁reports ▁of ▁the ▁courts ▁actions ▁for ▁publication . ▁ ▁D ug gan ▁was ▁also ▁vocal ▁on ▁assumptions ▁about ▁women , ▁milit ancy ▁and ▁mother hood ▁and ▁women ' s ▁pay ▁and ▁conditions , ▁having ▁also ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁Irish ▁Women ▁Work ers ' ▁Union ▁and ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁Committee ▁for ▁Women ' s ▁Emp loyment ▁for ▁the ▁Provin ces ▁of ▁Le in ster , ▁Mun ster ▁and ▁Con n aught . ▁ ▁Professional ▁life ▁Once ▁the ▁legal ▁imped iment ▁was ▁elimin ated ▁D ug gan ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁her ▁field . ▁She ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁the ▁fifth ▁woman ▁in ▁Ireland ▁to ▁be ▁so . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁formally ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁Law ▁Report ing ▁Council ▁of ▁Ireland ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁Law ▁rep orter ▁but ▁she ▁was ▁press ured ▁to ▁res ign ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁She ▁had ▁worked ▁as