Eileen Quinn was 24 years old, seven months pregnant, and nursing her nine-month old child outside her farmhouse at Kiltartan when she was shot dead as two lorry loads of an Auxiliary division of the Royal Irish Constabulary passed her home. Eileen Quinn was murdered by British Crown Forces 99 years ago; shot from a military lorry […]
Two years ago, like 723,000 other people, I voted No to removing the 8th amendment from our constitution. I believed that preborn babies have a right to life, that women deserve better than abortion, and that the result of the referendum was the most shameful day in Ireland’s history. I still do. And the last two years […]
A leading crisis pregnancy support organisation says that it is busier than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic, and is providing ongoing practical and emotional help to women “24/7” in the crisis. Gianna Care said that they were “thankful and delighted” at the public response to a new initiative which sought to sponsor pregnant women and […]