Category Archives: Politics and Lobbying

Trade Union success – Repeal the 8th Amendment motion passed at the IMPACT Civil Service Divisional conference

May 17, 2015 - Policy & Advocacy, Politics and Lobbying, Repeal the 8th - Tagged: , , , - no comments

On Thursday, 7th May in Ennis the IMPACT Civil Service division showed over-whelming support for the Repeal of the 8th amendment to the Irish constitution. The motion was proposed by…

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Thank You: Procedure: non-legislative resolution 2014/2217(INI) was passed.

March 11, 2015 - Contact your TD, Politics and Lobbying - no comments

  Thank you to everyone who took the time to contact their MEPs, we are delighted to be able to tell you that Procedure: non-legislative resolution 2014/2217(INI) was passed intact…

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Cork City Council votes to support a referendum to repeal the 8th Amendment

September 12, 2014 - Politics and Lobbying, Repeal the 8th, Uncategorized - no comments

This week during, a 5+ hour session, in which topics as varied as the lack of librarians to new cycle lanes were tackled after the summer recess, Cork City Council…

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Abortion Rights Campaign calls on Government to follow UN recommendations to hold referendum on Article 40.3.3°

July 24, 2014 - Policy & Advocacy, Politics and Lobbying, Publications, Repeal the 8th - no comments

Thursday 24 July 2014 The Abortion Rights Campaign (ARC) has today welcomed a call for wider abortion access in Ireland by a UN committee of international human rights experts. The…

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Abortion, Ireland & Human Rights – What? Who? How?

July 17, 2014 - Media, Policy & Advocacy, Politics and Lobbying, Repeal the 8th - no comments

            This week, the Abortion Rights Campaign contributed to a joint statement, sent representatives, and delivered an address to the UN Human Rights Committee to…

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