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One woman per day is still traveling from Ireland to England for abortion despite legislation three years ago liberalizing Irish abortion laws and just one in every 10 family doctors in Ireland provides abortion services.
The details are contained in a report from the National Women’s Council.
When Corry de Jongh moved to Ireland more than four decades ago she was young, adventurous and ready for a new challenge. Having lived in the Dominican Republic and worked with Chilean refugees in the Netherlands, the Dutch clinical psychologist moved to Dublin after falling in love with an Irish man. However, life on this small island as a woman in the mid-1970s was a harsh wake-up call.
âI didnât grow up as a Catholic, I came from a very liberal Lutheran family. I didnât even know there was no divorce in Ireland, I hadnât done my homework. I didnât know what Iâd let myself in for.
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Ian Paisley visits Dublin in 1991. He protests against Northern Secretary Peter Brooke s decision to resume the meeting of the Anglo- Irish Conference and to end discussions between Northern parties.
1991: Ian Paisley in Dublin
1991 sees an unusual Fine Gael Ard Fheis. Twink makes a show out of Fine Gael.
Ireland v. Australia in the World Cup Quarter-Final. Ireland s late try offers hope of a remarkable victory, but Australia win by one point.
Iraq: 16 January 1991: A US-led military force of thirty countries launches Operation Desert Storm . Laser-guided smart bombs hit Iraqi military targets.
In Baghdad, an Allied smart bomb hits a bunker which has been used as a civilian air raid shelter. Hundreds of women and children are killed.
Minister Colm Brophy launches flagship UN report highlighting the importance of women’s bodily autonomy
14th April 2021 - Colm Brophy TD
Colm Brophy T.D., Minister of State for Overseas Development Aid and Diaspora today launched the UNFPA 2021 State of World Population report.
Speaking at the launch, Minister Brophy said:
“The ‘My Body is My Own’ report finds that only 55 per cent of women worldwide have the power to make decisions about their own healthcare, contraception, and engagement in sexual intercourse. Ireland is proud to work with partners like UNFPA to empower women.
“Women must be able to assert their agency and autonomy in relation to sexual intercourse. Educating girls is key to empowering them to make decisions that are good for them. Ireland plays a leading role on adolescent girls’ education in the Generation Equality Forum, advocating for a strong focus on this across the Forum’s Action Coalitions. This February, I participated in