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Repeal the 8th
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Dáil committee on repeal: Allow vote on Citizens’ Assembly proposals
By Diana O’Dwyer A special Oireachtas Committee has now been set up to consider what proposal should be…
A Stunning Blow- Citizens’ Assembly delay tactic backfires
The Citizens’ Assembly was established, not only as a government and political establishment delay-tactic in dealing with the…
Strike & protests sends clear message: Take out the 8th
By Laura Fitzgerald March 8th 2017 saw young people spilling onto the streets for abortion rights, many…
Pope rolled out to defend abortion ban
Build a mass pro-choice movement
The left, the right and David Quinn
Right wing columnist, David Quinn warned in the Irish Independent (13 January, 2016) that, “We should be more worried about rise of hard left than tiny alt-right.”
Women rising around the world
By Aprille Scully Inequality under the capitalist system has accelerated in recent years and sees the top 1%…
Repealing the 8th & Abortion Rights- We won’t “tone it down”
By Laura Fitzgerald In October, the Government refused to give the AAA-PBP bill for a Repeal the 8th…
Weak government faces “Winter of discontent”
A coil can only be pushed back so much before it recoils and that’s what’s happening now as…
Repeal the 8th: Build a momentum to win
Conference of Abortion Rights Movement needed
Fighting for repeal & right to choose – what next?
By Laura Fitzgerald The March for Choice on 24 September is a crucial event in the fight for…