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Citizens’ assembly on agriculture the wrong model, says farming group

...the grain industry to “blossom” while also tackling climate issues. Citizens’ assemblies have been held in Ireland on the EIGHTH AMENDMENT of the Constitution, the ageing population, fixed-term parliaments, referenda, climate change and gender equality. One...

06 Aug 2022 at 12:00

National News

Protesters demand secular ethos at new National Maternity Hospital

...at the new maternity hospital, including abortion, sterilisation, and IVF. The Irish electorate voted to repeal the EIGHTH AMENDMENT in a 2018 referendum, ushering in a major liberalisation of Ireland’s abortion law and ending what was effectively a...

28 Apr 2022 at 18:01

Local News

Free contraception for young women across Ireland to be made available from today

...introduction of a free contraception scheme, added: “We made historic progress in women’s healthcare with the repeal of the EIGHTH AMENDMENT, but if we want an equal Ireland for every woman we must also reform other aspects of reproductive care. “For women in...

14 Sept 2022 at 16:30

National News

Health provider ‘delighted’ as women aged 17-25 get access to free contraception

...euro for this contraception scheme. “Access to free contraception was a key recommendation accompanying the Repeal of the EIGHTH AMENDMENT to the Constitution and is a key element of the Women’s Health Action Plan. “We are removing any financial barriers to the...

14 Sept 2022 at 20:41

National News

Free contraception for young women across Ireland to be made available from today

14 Sept 2022 at 11:55

National News

Government moves to recognise international surrogacy arrangements

The Government has approved proposals that would allow Irish families to have international surrogacy arrangements recognised. Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly told reporters outside Government Buildings that the “important” proposals would ...

13 Dec 2022 at 17:31

Micheal Martin, seen as sincere and a steady pair of hands, steps aside

Northern Ireland

Micheal Martin, seen as sincere and a steady pair of hands, to step aside

...after the Irish public voted overwhelmingly to ease restrictions on the termination of pregnancies in the 2018 EIGHTH AMENDMENT referendum. Several murmurs of heaves against Mr Martin over the years have fizzled out, partly due to a confluence of...

17 Dec 2022 at 10:29

National News

Leo Varadkar has not formed a view on decriminalising drug use

...the public are ahead of the politicians, and we saw that, I think, in fairness, with marriage equality and also with the EIGHTH AMENDMENT, so it’ll be interesting to see what work and what type of references that they have.” When asked whether Mr Varadkar has...

25 Dec 2022 at 00:01

National News

Ireland's Human Rights record under review by UN in Geneva today

...review, we have made huge strides in progressing the human rights of many of our citizens. "This includes repeal of the EIGHTH AMENDMENT, the recognition of Traveller ethnic identity, and the ratification of the UN Convention of Rights of Persons with...

10 Nov 2021 at 10:52

National News

Lack of Irish abortion providers must be addressed, says rights group

...the ARC website, 90% of GPs and half of maternity hospitals refuse to provide abortion care even after the repeal of the EIGHTH AMENDMENT. "More than half of people seeking abortions still do not know how to access services and women continue to travel abroad...

21 Sept 2021 at 13:27

National News

Pro-life demonstration hears criticism of ‘extreme’ abortion law recommendations

...abortion rate,” she said. Expanded access to abortion was enacted in Ireland following a referendum which repealed the EIGHTH AMENDMENT of the Irish constitution in May 2018. Aontu leader and TD for Meath West Peadar Toibin told the crowd that the number of...

01 May 2023 at 19:20

National News

Donnelly says three-day wait ‘understood’ by abortion referendum voters

...at her own discretion. Expanded access to abortion was enacted in Ireland following a referendum which repealed the EIGHTH AMENDMENT of the Irish constitution in May 2018. “I have a very clear priority to make sure that these healthcare services are as...

26 Apr 2023 at 14:45

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