'I want to be part of the Ireland team because they’re more like a family than the British team'
Athlete Leon Reid on switching allegiances, growing up in foster homes and why he wasn’t at his best during the Europeans.
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Athlete Leon Reid on switching allegiances, growing up in foster homes and why he wasn’t at his best during the Europeans.
Two women shared their abortion stories for the first time today and asked not to be shamed for their decisions.
The minister of science and higher education said the protests have “caused us to think and taught us humility”.
The Abortion Rights Campaign said its posters were removed in Rathmines and in some areas in the city centre.
The Pope blamed what he called “ideological colonising” by “very influential countries”.
The Spain forward moved to the Etihad Stadium for £13.8 million in June.
Almost three quarters of the people polled think there should be a referendum to allow the people to vote on the Eighth amendment.
The final winner will be announced at Vicar Street in March.
Tell us your choices in the comments.
“I am not a bad person. I am not a murderer”.
A counter rally has also been organised by pro-choice activists to coincide with the march.
RCNI recommends a definition similar to that adopted in England and Wales be introduced to a new sexual offences Bill.
Their wonderful album has won the Choice Music Prize.
Draft legislation published by the Spanish government would make access to abortion more restricted in the country, with groups saying it will force women to go abroad for terminations.
Nora McLoughlin said her reason for getting it is simple: life is for living.
A man in Canada recorded a video eight days before he died asking for the laws on assisted suicide to be changed – what’s your view?
While most of us take for granted having a passport or birth certificate in our own name, transgender people must face awkward questions when they are asked to provide identification – this shouldn’t be the case, writes Aengus Ó Snodaigh.
Stitch up the X Case’s dangling loopholes and then hold a referendum to legalise abortion in Ireland – because no woman wants an abortion just for the hell of it, writes Carol Redmond.
Meanwhile, the Northern Irishman is currently three shots behind leader Phil Mickelson at Quail Hollow.
We need a pope that will listen to the wider church and wider world, writes Fr Seamus Ahearne, who reflects on the previous two popes’ achievements and failures.
‘Several thousand’ people are believed to have taken part in the march which called on the government to change Ireland’s abortion laws.
Sean Rooney was adopted as a baby in 1993. In a different country he might never have been born, he writes – but that doesn’t mean women shouldn’t have a choice.
The Irish Medical Organisation recommended last year that all its members should introduce price lists – but not all GPs are yet doing it.
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