Marketing director and co-founder of GirlCrew Áine Mulloy swapped her high-flying job for the back streets of Dublin recently when she volunteered for homeless charity ICHH. Áine says she wasn’t sure what to expect from the experience and felt quite nervous about her own safety prior to volunteering. “You are taking every bit of advice you’ve […]
To find out how women in Ireland feel about the Pope’s visit to Ireland, I reached out to activists around the country. With 500,000 tickets issued, I didn’t anticipate difficulty asking people to chat about the Papal visit but it was significantly harder than expected. Below are excerpts from the interviews I conducted with women […]
The grass-roots movement to repeal the 8th mobilised thousands of people all over the country, the majority of whom had no previous experience in activism. Many of these people were women who similarly turned up to vote in numbers never seen before. It’s been estimated that on an average, there were between five to seven […]
The Association to Improve Maternity Services in Ireland (AIMSI) has collected data and information about women’s experiences within the Irish maternity system. Dr Krysia Lynch, chair of AIMS Ireland explains: “What’s not generally known is that the 8th affects every pregnancy. The minute you become pregnant you don’t get to make decisions about your own healthcare […]
The Facebook page In Her Shoes recently shared a story of a woman who said that during her pregnancy of much-wanted twins, her life was endangered by the 8th amendment. “All was going well and my 16 week scan showed two healthy babies. Two weeks later I had some pains and heavy discharge. I went […]
Taryn plans to return on Saturday.
This is so tough – but important – to read.
35 years of forcing women to travel.
Hannah* was 14 when she was raped by her boyfriend. After the rape, she became extremely depressed. Hannah tried to take her life and after that, her family kept her “on constant lockdown”. A few months later, Hannah’s period had not arrived and her mother took her to the hospital. “2 days before my 15th […]
Doctor, award-winning poet and now editor, Kathy D’Arcy believes that stories have the power to change hearts and minds. Inspired by her grandmother who had ambitions to study and learn but never had the chance as a mother of 16 children, Kathy says she wants an Ireland “where young women can dream of fulfilling their […]
Solidarity TD Ruth Coppinger says that secondary school students aren’t receiving sex education and when they are provided with same, it’s inadequate and biased information. In an effort to get a broad view of exactly what students are being taught, Deputy Coppinger asked students to get in touch with her and share their experiences. Students […]
A powerful new short film has been released that highlights the impact of the 8th amendment. The makers of the film used the real-life stories and testimonies of women whose lives were changed and in one case a life that was ended by the controversial amendment. The filmmakers say extensive research was carried out to […]