by James Bradshaw | May 23, 2018 | Articles
The debate over the 8th Amendment has featured much discussion about the issue of disability and abortion. While some advocates of abortion say that repeal will not lead to abortion on disability grounds, others within the Together for Yes camp are openly calling for...
by James Bradshaw | Apr 25, 2018 | Articles
The Minister for Health Simon Harris is a man on a mission. With the health service crumbling on his watch, he needs to divert the public’s attention away from his record, and so he’s focusing all his energies on the campaign to repeal the 8th Amendment. Harris has...
by James Bradshaw | Apr 18, 2018 | Articles
(Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding) The recent rape trial in Belfast, media coverage of texts and WhatsApp messages from those involved and the acquittal of all four defendants gave rise to a true national conversation, much of which was played out in the media. Away...
by James Bradshaw | Feb 14, 2018 | Articles
The recent news that Israel is considering closing its embassy in Ireland as part of an overall reduction in its diplomatic footprint is disappointing, but understandable. Should the decision to close the embassy be made, we will be the only country in Western Europe...
by James Bradshaw | Feb 9, 2018 | Articles
‘75% of doctors support 12-week access,’ the most prominent headline on the front page of yesterday’s Irish Examiner read. The story was written by the Examiner’s well-known Political Editor Daniel McConnell along with their Political Correspondent Fiachra Ó...