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You’re Only Massive.

In Blog, Politicsby JamLeave a Comment

The shite weather and bus strikes didn’t deter thousands of marchers who showed for the largest ever March for Choice in Dublin yesterday.

Despite the weather, spirits were high. With many march participants singing and chanting spurred on by the presence of some damn tight drum ensembles. Others were content to just stroll, keeping an eye out for mates usually ran into with ease at pro-choice demonstrations, but now scattered to the winds among thousands for whom this may have been their first demo.

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Lying Rogues.

In Blog, Politicsby beggarsLeave a Comment

Campaign group Re(al)-Productive Health have called a picket outside a bogus anti-choice counselling service.

The picket will take place at 18.30 this evening beside the Marie Stopes service at number 11 on Berkeley Street. It was announced after The Times published undercover footage of their reporter being falsely advised of increased risk of cancer, future risk child abuse, and detrimental psychological impact as results of terminating a pregnancy.

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Staging Ireland.

In Blog, Culture, Interviewsby Martin LeenLeave a Comment

  2016 is turning out to be a busy year for THEATREclub. Their piece It’s Not Over is at this year’s Dublin Theatre Festival Festival. They are also touring with The Game which explores the act of buying sex, and their The Ireland Trilogy is being performed in The Abbey in November. Martin Leen caught up with Grace Dyas activist, artist and co-founder of THEATREclub at their new place in Fatima … Read More

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United Against The 8th.

In Blogby Rashers Tierney1 Comment

Spotted last night. Galway United’s Maroon Army unveil a banner calling for repeal of the 8th amendment. It was a two all draw against Longford Town. They also had a banner about the recent Hillsborough inquiry too. Fair play. Cheers to Brian Ó Dochartaigh for sending this in. Follow the Maroon Army here.

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Fun Raiser.

In Blogby Rashers TierneyLeave a Comment

Bit of a fundraiser coming up down in Jigsaw for a new pro-choice website and information initiative called needabortionireland.org Folk can pop along earlier to help make up care packages too. As per the event notice: “Join us on at 6pm on Saturday 23rd to help us make up care packages as donations to needabortionireland.org! Bring any of the above items, or other non-perishable goods as a practical gesture of … Read More

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Appropriate Women.

In Blogby Rashers TierneyLeave a Comment

Oireachtas Retort returns with his third podcast. This ones a pro-choice special and features a tonne of activists North and South. There’s discussions with Flávia Simas, Máiréad Enright, Niamh Puirséil, Linda Kavanagh, Goretti Horgan and some killer music from the one and only Sissy. There’s some essential discussion getting an airing so do tune in. Make sure you follow him on Soundcloud.

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6.01pm

In Blogby Rashers TierneyLeave a Comment

It’s the Angelus Captain, but not as we know it. Pro-choice activists are staging a simultaneous theatrical intervention across Ireland and beyond to mark St Brigid’s Day. Why? Well, St Brigid’s Day was previously known as the pre-Christian festival of Imbolg. According to academic Maeve B. Callan, St Bridget is one of four Irish saints who “are recorded as openly and miraculously carrying out abortions”. So, there you have it.They’re … Read More