I have never smuggled anything over borders before or since and I was extremely nervous, but our car was not searched on the way over. The return trip was a different matter. Continue reading
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The ‘Contraceptive Train’ and Dr Caroline De Costa
This brave act of defiance, with Caroline as part of the group, paved the way for discussions about access to contraception in the ROI and particularly highlighted the need to start exploratory discussions on the provision of contraception for Irish women living there. Continue reading
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Recalling Daniel Mannix
Morgan’s book, The Mannix Era, is richly personal. It is written with considerable charm and an acerbic wit. But to read it in 2019 is to be overwhelmed by its masculinist perspective. Continue reading
Irish History Circle: Dublin Hospitals
An astounding number of voluntary charitable institutions sprang up in Dublin in the early eighteenth century. Continue reading
The Silent Book
It is a fascinating tale in diverse ways: Continue reading
Skeletons in the Cupboard
They kept their grim deeds as quiet as possible by using a wooden spade Continue reading
Better than nothing?
On 12th July, 2013, the Dáil passed the Protection of Life During Pregnancy bill. There is no provision for abortion if the mother’s health is simply endangered rather than severely imperilled and no possibility of allowing abortion in the case of rape, under age pregnancy, incest or fatal foetal abnormality. Continue reading
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