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#Eighth Amendment
# eighth-amendment - Tuesday 30 June, 2020
6,666 abortions carried out last year under laws enacted after repeal of Eighth Amendment
These are the first official figures published since Ireland’s liberalised abortion laws came into effect from 1 January 2019.
# eighth-amendment - Sunday 1 December, 2019
Peter Boylan: 'Online abuse didn't bother me - I wasn't going to resign'
The obstetrician has written about his career in a new memoir.
# eighth-amendment - Wednesday 20 November, 2019
HSE apologises to family of pregnant woman kept on life support due to Eighth Amendment concerns
Natasha Perie was declared dead on 3 December but was kept on life support for four weeks.
# eighth-amendment - Thursday 22 August, 2019
People 'remember' false stories after reading fake news, says new study of abortion vote
The study was carried out by UCC in the weeks leading up to the referendum.
# eighth-amendment - Wednesday 17 April, 2019
Together for Yes activists named on Time magazine's top 100 list of most influential people
Grainne Griffin, Ailbhe Smyth and Orla O’Connor were named in the ‘Icons’ section of the list.
# eighth-amendment - Wednesday 6 February, 2019
Can Northern Irish women access abortion services here for free? The government is finding out
Women in Northern Ireland can access abortion services here, but it will cost them €450, the Dáil was told yesterday.
# eighth-amendment - Saturday 26 January, 2019
Harris lobbied by pharmacists' group and pharma company on free contraception
The Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment recommended free contraception for all women.
# eighth-amendment - Wednesday 23 January, 2019
Nuns withdraw offer of venue for Minister's speech after threats of protest
Many of those protesting referring to her support for the Repeal campaign.
# eighth-amendment - Thursday 17 January, 2019
Coombe hospital denies board intervened to refuse abortion for woman with a fatal foetal diagnosis
Earlier Ruth Coppinger told the Dáil that two doctors confirmed it was a fatal foetal abnormality, but the board refused the abortion.
# eighth-amendment - Sunday 30 December, 2018
Timeline: The history of abortion in Ireland
Ireland voted to repeal the Eighth Amendment in May of this year.
# eighth-amendment - Friday 28 December, 2018
'You want the Eighth repealed because of Brexit': Letters sent to Varadkar about abortion referendum
This year the country voted by 66.4% to 33.6% to repeal the Eighth Amendment.
# eighth-amendment - Tuesday 25 December, 2018
Leo Varadkar says his 2018 low point was the government's handling of the CervicalCheck scandal
Varadkar said he regrets he was so misinformed and the government didn’t make ‘better decisions’.
# eighth-amendment - Thursday 20 December, 2018
Abortion services made legal in Ireland as Michael D Higgins signs Bill into law
Hospitals will provide the services in 2019.
# eighth-amendment - Wednesday 19 December, 2018
Guidelines published for GPs who will provide abortion services
Services are expected to begin from 1 January.
# eighth-amendment - Thursday 13 December, 2018
'A genuinely historic moment': Abortion legislation passes through the Seanad
The legislation will now be signed into law by President Michael D Higgins.
# eighth-amendment - Monday 10 December, 2018
Rise of 'tough guy' world leaders 'mirrors the rise of fascism in the 1930s'
A new report said some leaders are using “bully tactics” to “demonise and persecute” vulnerable people.
# eighth-amendment - Thursday 6 December, 2018
Fill me in - What does the new abortion legislation say?
Referendum fatigue since May 25th has made it hard to keep up.
# eighth-amendment - Wednesday 5 December, 2018
The legislation legalising abortion in Ireland has been passed by the Dáil
This means that it is on track for new legislation regulating termination of pregnancy to be introduced in Ireland in the new year.
# eighth-amendment - Sunday 18 November, 2018
'Whatever the priest said, I went by': Here's women explaining why they voted for the Eighth Amendment back in 1983
A lot has changed over the last 35 years.
# eighth-amendment - Wednesday 14 November, 2018
Social media ad regulations should be drawn up for future referendums, Commission says
The Referendum Commission says new regulations should be drawn up by government.
# eighth-amendment - Tuesday 6 November, 2018
Harris says abortion legislation doesn't mention the word 'abortion' for legal reasons
The Health Minister also said he wants the Bill to be inclusive of members of the trans community.
# eighth-amendment - Thursday 4 October, 2018
Calls to remove all maternity costs for women as abortion legislation introduced in Dáil
Simon Harris told the Dáil that in legislating for abortion services in Ireland, they are ‘making history’.
# eighth-amendment - Saturday 29 September, 2018
'The deepest respect': Emma Watson pays tribute to Savita Halappanavar
She paid tribute to her in a letter published in Porter magazine.
Large crowds as March for Choice takes place in Dublin
This was the seventh annual March for Choice and the first since the Eighth Amendment was removed from the Constitution.
OPINION: "We're at the end of the beginning of this campaign" TD Clare Daly on March for Choice 2018
Clare Daly of Independents 4 Change tells us why the March for Choice is just as important after the repealing of the Eighth Amendment.
# eighth-amendment - Wednesday 19 September, 2018
TDs considering change of plan for proposed three-day wait period for abortions
Dr Peter Boylan told an Oireachtas Committee that there is ‘no evidence’ for the wait time.
# eighth-amendment - Tuesday 18 September, 2018
Eighth Amendment repealed as President signs referendum bill into law
It will now allow the government to legislate for abortion, which is expected to be enacted by 2019 at the latest.
# eighth-amendment - Saturday 15 September, 2018
One year on: Advice given to FF on their abortion referendum position was ignored - but will they learn from it?
The professor who warned the party that its stance in the referendum could put it on the wrong side of history addressed think-in this week.
# eighth-amendment - Tuesday 31 July, 2018
Sipo's order that Amnesty should return €137,000 grant is quashed after High Court appeal
The donation was for Amnesty’s ‘My Body, My Rights’ campaign which sought a referendum on the Eighth Amendment.
# eighth-amendment - Thursday 26 July, 2018
Watchdog fears foreign ads could influence Irish referendums and elections
The Standards in Public Office said it is concerned about political interference from organisations outside of Ireland.
# eighth-amendment - Sunday 22 July, 2018
170 Irish and UK politicians sign letter calling for change to the North's abortion laws
Northern Ireland has been without a government for over a year and a half – so Westminster and Dublin are being asked to introduce new abortion laws.
# eighth-amendment - Friday 20 July, 2018
'It is not a tool for a disappointed voter': Court dismisses bid to challenge abortion referendum
That is not the end of the matter, however, as the issue has been taken to the Court of Appeal.
# eighth-amendment - Thursday 28 June, 2018
15 legal abortions were carried out in Ireland last year
This is a drop from 25 legally-permitted abortions being carried out last year.
# eighth-amendment - Tuesday 26 June, 2018
Statements by Varadkar and Harris 'misled' abortion referendum voters, High Court told
The High Court also heard that the Referendum Commission “omitted objective statements” on Eighth Amendment referendum.
# eighth-amendment - Monday 25 June, 2018
Tóibín concedes he may not be able to run under Sinn Féin banner at next election
He also confirmed that he won’t be resigning from the party.
# eighth-amendment - Tuesday 19 June, 2018
Carol Nolan TD leaves Sinn Féin after being suspended for voting against abortion referendum
Sinn Féin Whip Aengus Ó Snodaigh told Nolan that she had been suspended for a period of three months on 21 March.
# eighth-amendment - Saturday 16 June, 2018
Mary Lou McDonald looks towards government as Sinn Féin votes to change stance on abortion
Party policy is now in favour of abortion on request.
Pope Francis compares abortion to Nazi crimes 'but with white gloves'
The Pope is due to visit Ireland in August, just months after Ireland voted in favour of liberalising its abortion laws.
Poll: Should politicians be allowed a free vote on upcoming abortion legislation?
Sinn Féin members will vote on a motion that will allow members to vote in accordance with their conscience today.
# eighth-amendment - Thursday 14 June, 2018
Abortion legislation won't be brought to the Dáil until the autumn
Simon Harris says that a number of court challenges are delaying the process.
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Poll: Do you think Phoenix Park's gates should be mostly closed to traffic?
MOST OF THE Phoenix Park’s gates were closed off to traffic at the height of the pandemic, but are being reopened now for cars to pass through.
This has been described as “incredibly regressive” by Green Party TD Neasa Hourigan, who argued that it should be used as a park, and in a few months it will be back to “car city”.
Meanwhile, Minister of State for the Office of Public Works, Patrick O’Donovan said that the volume of traffic has “gone up a lot” in the adjoining areas. “Whether we like it or not, for an awful lot of people it’s a commuter route,” he said on RTÉ Radio One.
So what do you think: should the Phoenix Park be mostly closed off to traffic from now on?
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