Mattie McGrath – 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|

Trust science, not emotion, with your child's future

Opinion

Trust science, not emotion, with your child's future

Parenting is a sensitive business, and nobody ever believes they’ll do it right 100% of the time. Most of us, though, do our best. We do our best with the available information, and if not enough information is made available, we look for more. Unfortunately, the place we look for it these days - the internet [...]

2018-12-01T09:52:44+00:00 September 3rd, 2017|Categories: Opinion|Tags: anti-vaxx, Ben Goldacre, cervical cancer, David RObert Grimes, Gardasil, HPV, HSE, Mattie McGrath, Medicine, MMR, science, teenage girls, vaccines|