Taryn de Vere

Giving birth alone…

Beware the risen women.

A particularly unsettling gender divide.

Warning: the content of this piece may prove distressing to some readers. Last week, anti-choice organisations targeted a number of locations in Dublin. Witnesses said the protesters wore what looked like body cameras and held up large banners containing graphic imagery. Survivors of rape, mothers and women who have had miscarriages have since spoken of their […]

*This piece contains details which may prove upsetting to some readers. A new platform has been created for Irish women to share their stories of how the 8th amendment has affected them. In Her Shoes has become incredibly successful almost overnight with more than 23,000 Facebook followers at the time of publishing. The creator of […]

Displaced women and girls are in danger of sexual violence, psychological trauma and violence. An estimated 32 million women and girls are displaced when their homelands are war-torn or unsafe. Many of these women are still on the move. They have significantly greater health challenges, simply because they are women and girls. Médecins Sans Frontières […]

ActionAid Ireland estimates that up to 2,639 girls living in Ireland today are at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM). The cultural practice involves removing all or part of a girl’s external genitalia and is usually performed on girls aged between four and ten. According to WHO, this has happened to more than 200 million girls […]

The countdown to the repeal referendum is on, there are four hectic months ahead and the repeal campaign needs every pro-choice person in Ireland working together. For anyone unsure of how to get involved, we have compiled a list of different ways that you can help to lend your voice and win the repeal referendum […]

“That is something that needs to change”. Dublin woman Remie Clarke has been volunteering for the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre for over 4 years. Remie says she was drawn to the compassionate values of the organisation. “I feel that as a society we still have a long way to go towards compassion for survivors of […]

“Unnecessary and cruel”.

Micheál Martin, the leader of the second largest political party, today said he supports repealing the 8th amendment. “Following a long period of reflection and assessment of evidence before the Oireachtas Committee, I believe that we should remove the Eighth amendment from Bunreacht na hÉireann and I will vote accordingly.” Mr Martin’s comments were unexpected […]

“An English solution for an Irish problem” Gerry Adams said as he made a passionate speech during the Dáil debate on the Repeal referendum last night. While hundreds of Strike4Repeal protesters stood outside in the cold and rain there was a respectful albeit nervous energy in the government building, with an overwhelming array of pro-choice […]