8th Amendment – Deshocks

Where next for newly energised Mná na hÉireann?

Politics

Where next for newly energised Mná na hÉireann?

One of the slogans adorning pro-repeal t shirts before the referendum was ‘In Awe of Mná’, and following the astonishing result of Friday’s referendum on the 8th amendment, it’s clear that slogan was prescient. Yes campaigners at the count in Cork city. Photo: Fiona Corcoran We are all in awe of mná. Politicians, particularly, [...]

2018-05-29T18:00:27+00:00 May 29th, 2018|Categories: Politics|Tags: 8th Amendment, abortion, feminism, Fianna Fail, Fine Gael, Kathy Darcy, Labour, Luke Field, Mattie McGrath, Michael Healy Rae, Michael McGrath, political movements, political parties, referendum, Savita Halappanavar, Simon Harris, Sinn Féin, Social Democrats, social movements|

Celebrating women #IWD2016

Opinion

Celebrating women #IWD2016

My enthusiasm for women and feminism is lifted every year by the sense of solidarity on two dates - Women's Christmas, and International Women's Day. This year I spent Women's Christmas speaking with Cork Simon's Colette O'Brien and Karen Songhurst at the Cork Simon Women's Christmas Lunch. And in time-honoured tradition my mother and sister-in-law [...]

2018-12-01T09:54:46+00:00 March 7th, 2016|Categories: Opinion|Tags: 50 50 Group, 8th Amendment, abortion, Amanda Varian, Carmel O'Keeffe, contraception, Cork Sexual Violence Centre, Cork Simon Community, domestic violence, Dress for Success Cork, gender quotas, Gina London, homelessness, International Women's Day 2016, Louise O'Neill, Mary Crilly, Rape, reproductive rights, Savita Halappanavar, sexual harassment, single parents, stalking, UCC, University College Cork, women|