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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|

It's good to talk, for Roses and politicians alike

Opinion

It's good to talk, for Roses and politicians alike

https://www.facebook.com/suzybyrne1/posts/10154448262102953 It’s good to talk. So say all those mental health ads running on every TV and radio station, and it’s the accepted consensus about most things these days. Except abortion, that is. When someone does talk about abortion, it’s a channel-changer, an eye-averter, and the discussion is left to the extremes on both sides, [...]

2018-12-01T09:53:57+00:00 August 24th, 2016|Categories: Opinion|Tags: abortion, Brianna Parker, citizens' assembly, debate, discussion, fatal foetal abnormality, Iona Institute, Kate O'Connell, Mary Kennedy, Oireachtas, referendum, Repeal the 8th, Rose of Tralee, The Eighth Amendment|