A historic moment. On Thursday evening, the Seanad followed the Dáil in passing the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018. Abortions will now be legally available in Ireland from 1 January, 2019. Following a tense year of debate which saw the Irish public go to the polls over its constitutional ban on abortion, […]

7 years ago

“If I get a chance again, I’m going to change that aspect of it anyway.” Micheál Martin is our guest on a brand new Ireland Unfiltered this week and he spoke with host Dion Fanning about a wide range of subjects from his own childhood, to Brexit and his first trip to Northern Ireland. One subject that also arose […]

7 years ago

Pat and Mary Lyons speak about their daughter Arlette’s journey to Liverpool. Preparing to talk about their daughter’s abortion, Mary and Pat Lyons lay out breakfast. There are croissants in the oven and coffee on the hob. Retired from life-long jobs, the Lyons are focussing on their garden, on their hobbies, on their families. Photos […]

8 years ago

Gaye and Gerry Edwards tell the heartbreaking story of the death of their baby boy under the shadow of the 8th Amendment. When they were told that their baby’s condition was “incompatible with life,” Gaye and Gerry Edwards were left with no option – under the 8th Amendment to the Constitution – but to carry […]

8 years ago

When she was 17, Fabiana Mizzoni travelled with her mother Áine Maria to the UK having discovered that she was pregnant. Fabiana Mizzoni talks about the moment she found out she was pregnant at the age of just 17, and the journey she was forced to take with her mother Áine Maria as a result […]

8 years ago

Dr. Maeve Eogan on the trauma that faces women she encounters every day, a trauma exacerbated by the 8th Amendment. Medical Director at the Sexual Assault Treatment Unit, Dr. Maeve Eogan has spoken to JOE about the difficulties and the hopelessness faced by women every day as a direct result of the 8th Amendment. Dr. […]

8 years ago