Amnesty International is endangering the basic human rights of unborn children by supporting abortion in Ireland, pro-life campaigners have said. On the 48th anniversary of the passing of the Abortion Act that legalised the procedure in the UK, two pro-life
Since laws against consanguinity relate to childbearing, independent Irish Senator and gay activist David Norris has proposed that first cousins of the same sex should be allowed to marry, now that Ireland recognizes gay marriage.
The rights advocacy group Amnesty International has launched a high-level campaign calling for the decriminalization of abortion in Ireland, a crusade critics are denouncing as disingenuous and anti-Catholic.
Irish pro-abortion campaigners insist that they will continue to hold regular protests until their demands that abortion be legalised are met. Spurred on by the legalisation of gay marriage by referendum earlier this year and sensing a liberalisation of Irish opinion,
Religious education (RE) in Ireland is seen as a “doss” subject as it struggles to maintain relevance amid a cultural clash between the religious and the secular, a new report has claimed. However, members of the Catholic Church have cast doubt upon
Having a rough start to your week? It can’t be nearly as bad as what drivers in Dublin, Ireland, experienced Monday afternoon.
Drawing fewer than 50 people, a protest by Muslims against the Islamic state in Dublin has instead become emblematic of the silent acquiescence of ISIS among many in Western Europe’s Islamic communities. Organised by the Irish Muslim Peace and Integration Council,
Cora Sherlock, Deputy Chairwoman of the Pro Life Campaign, yesterday told the United Nations Human Rights Committee (the Human Rights Committee) that the idea human rights treaties can be interpreted to allow a right to abortion is “completely without foundation”. The pro-life campaigner made the
Almost 25,000 pro-life campaigners have taken to the streets of Dublin, many in opposition to Amnesty International’s lobbying efforts to liberalise abortion. The crowd was almost double the size expected, while pro-abortion counter protesters numbered no more than a few
The activists assailed marchers representing Youth Defense, The Life Institute and Precious Life with chants of “Pro-life, that’s a lie, you don’t care if women die” and “Anti-women, anti-gay, pro-life bigots go away.” The pro-choice crowd also criticized the sizable presence of children and young people among the demonstrators, saying it was inappropriate for them to be there.
About 3,000 people are expected to march in Belfast today calling for the introduction of gay marriage in Northern Ireland. The province is the now the only part of the British Isles where civil marriage has not been redefined to
The ban on elective abortion in most cases, perhaps the only remaining shibboleth of Catholic Ireland, is coming under attack as predicted by one Breitbart London contributor and as noted by another. Repeal or reform of the Eighth Amendment of the
Fiercely successful, Kimberly Guilfoyle has taken an inspiring path on her way to becoming the woman she is today, finding out at the age of nine that her mother was dying of leukemia and losing her at 11-years-old.
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The world has now seen that last Friday Ireland voted 62 percent to 38 percent in favor of same-sex marriage. The symbolic significance of the vote can hardly be missed.
In an op-ed for The Advocate, Vice President Joe Biden is praising Ireland for voting to recognize gay marriage, and encouraged the United States to do the same.
On Tuesday the Vatican Secretary of State condemned in the strongest of terms this week’s same-sex marriage referendum in Ireland, calling it a “defeat for humanity.”
The Irish Labour Party, jubilant following the resounding endorsement of gay marriage in the republic, is now turning its attentions to liberalisation of the country’s abortion laws. Although a more contentious topic than gay marriage, senior Labour figures are confident that
One cannot help but wonder in which parallel universe the Times editors live where motherhood and fatherhood are self-evidently an “absurdity.” It also bodes poorly for the future of reasoned moral discourse, when professional journalists simply write off the deepest convictions of their adversaries as unworthy of serious consideration.
Pressure is already mounting on other European states to follow Ireland’s example in embracing same-sex marriage, even if the vote is barely a day old. Once a conservative, Catholic nation, Ireland is being held up as an example of how to overcome one’s hidebound past to emerge into the bright light of modernity.
Ireland made history Saturday May 23, by becoming the first country in the world to adopt same-sex marriage through a national election.
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Two supposedly landmark political events have occurred on the island of Ireland this week. Both were greeted with an element of surprise and excitement and were hailed as great victories for the “progressive movement”, both were inevitable. The referendum in
The European Union on Monday approved a multi-phase military operation to defeat human smugglers who are trafficking migrants from Libya to Europe. Smugglers have been charging migrants thousands of dollars each to make the trip, and there’s no guarantee of reaching Europe or even of surviving.
According to Bishop John McAreavey, the Chair of the Council for Justice & Peace of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference, statistics show that the situation of Christian persecution in the world is far more dire than most people understand.
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Ireland’s tough new anti-narcotics law turned out to be a bit too tough, prompting a judge to rule against certain provisions. This had the unfortunate effect of “temporarily legalizing the possession of many street stimulants and hallucinogens,” as the Associated Press reports. The BBC lists specific examples including “ecstasy, crystal meth, and ketamine.”
The IRA are set to make a staggering £22 million a year more in counterfeit cigarettes when plain packaging legislation goes through because the packs are so much easier to fake. Police in Ireland have said that pain packaging is
A multi-denominational school in Limerick, Ireland groveled for “subjecting” a Muslim pupil to a copy of the recent Charlie Hebdo magazine cover depicting an image of Muhammad apologizing on it.
The movement in Ireland to challenge Irish anti-blasphemy laws via referendum is gaining momentum after last week’s Paris attacks on Charlie Hebdo, but had already been underway for some time.
After a coordinated three-day rampage on the town of Baga in northeast Nigeria, as well 15-20 other nearby towns, up to 2000 resident civilians have been killed.
