Here’s an idea that will not only help to rebuild public trust in RTÉ but is also sure to be both a moneymaker and money-saver. Ireland’s Next Late Late Show Presenter: A reality TV show.

The legislation, which was approved by Cabinet last week, aims to protect pregnant people from being either harassed or intimidated when seeking to access a termination 

Separately, the Cabinet is also due to approve new measures to prevent anti-abortion protests outside healthcare facilities.

We all know that young children can slap, kick, and even pinch when they are angry, frustrated, confused, or afraid.

The tactics of anti-abortion groups in the US will find an echo here and scrutiny must be maintained if long-desired liberalisation is to be protected and implemented

It seems to take a lot of pushing and shoving to get a wheelchair in this country, but sadly those in need will not be pushing or shoving their badly needed chairs without enormous lobbying and begging on their part.

People protesting outside healthcare facilities that provide abortion services could face fines of up to €2,500 or up to six months in prison under long-awaited new measures.

There were 8,156 terminations of pregnancy carried out in 2022 compared to 4,577 in 2021

One woman dies unnecessarily in Poland and another is jailed in England — two cases that highlight how overly-restrictive abortion laws can cause unintended suffering

Is it fair that one candidate can potentially score 625 points while another candidate can earn only 600 points in the same exam?

There has been much debate about facial recognition technology and its use by law enforcement to detect persons of interest that would otherwise not come to their notice or who have evaded justice for many years.

The Cork South Central TD scotches rumours of a move to Cork East, or Europe, and wants the people of Ireland to realise just how good they have it

There is no list of who to go to if you need such care, you can’t simply Google GPs who provide abortion services

Independent abortion review recommended the removal of the three-day wait 

The Oireachtas Health Committee heard some women were “running the gauntlet” in phoning GPs if they were unaware they could instead contact the HSE MyOptions for a referral

National Women's Council said there was evidence that significant legal barriers to abortion access remain

Vermont’s Republican governor signed abortion and gender-affirming shield Bills into law on Wednesday that include protecting access to a medication widely used in abortions.

Darkness Into Light, the flagship fundraiser for Pieta House has developed into a powerful movement, one that sends out a message of hope, compassion, and support to many people.

Viewing the documentary, Pray For Our Sinners brought back painful memories. I suffered corporal punishment also (as did virtually all of my classmates). Sadly, in my experience lay teachers were equally culpable.

I had the privilege of being born in a military hospital, in the 1930s, at the Curragh Camp. My father served and I followed suit for about 32 years up to 1992.

This is also a story of Ireland — how a girl could end up giving birth alone in a grotto, and what systems and strata of social control led to these circumstances?

The ideological discomfort of some politicians should not be a factor in bettering the experience for women

Sinead Kennedy of Action for Choice was speaking at a press conference hosted by the National Women’s Council on Thursday in which a number of groups responded to the long-awaited review of the abortion legislation

So Leo Varadkar and Micheál Martin are “reluctant” to change Ireland’s abortion laws? Well, nothing new there.

The 2019 study of 475 women found that there is an “uneven geographic coverage” of service providers, which requires some women to travel, sometimes at significant cost, to access a termination.

It said this should be replaced with a statutory right of a woman to a reflection period which she may exercise at her own reflection

To address barriers abortion access, the review also states the Department of Health should consider amending legislation to expand the range of health professionals who can provide abortion services

I retired in 1989, and I am thoroughly ashamed of Defence Force members who abused fellow male and female colleagues.

The 340-page report, it is understood, suggests women seeking an abortion be given the right to decide whether they want to wait or not.

New data based on analysis of 484 women’s cases indicates almost all went ahead with a termination but many were 'unhappy' at delays

Chief Whip Hildegarde Naughton has published the Government's legislative agenda for up until the July break of the Dáil, with 19 bills being marked for priority publication and 20 for drafting

'Five years of being harassed, abused, and intimidated as we go to medical appointments. Five years of our privacy being violated, our grief manipulated, our medical decisions commented on, our losses politicised'

Democrats and abortion-rights groups say Florida’s proposal would ban almost all abortions because many women do not yet realise they’re pregnant at six weeks.

Green Party chair Pauline O'Reilly has vented frustration with Health Minister Stephen Donnelly over the review

HSE data shows only 11 of 19 maternity hospitals are providing abortion services, and just one in 10 GPs

Today is St Brigid's Day as we have always known it, but next Monday, depending on your line of work, you may be enjoying an extra day off thanks to our new public holiday of the same name. It will be an annual holiday — the first one ever to be called after a woman, writes Joyce Fegan

Medical professionals must adhere to ethical guidelines on abortion services — regardless of their beliefs

The committee heard only a minority of GPs have signed up and not all maternity hospitals

The Department of Health expect the bill could be published within weeks but enactment will take longer.

It is neither easy nor straightforward to maintain the balance between maintaining public order and the right to protest, but we must always guard against eroding what is a core 'condition of democracy' without good reason

Oireachtas committee to hear Department of Health would be 'reluctant' to identify individual providers and would prefer to allow them to operate in a manner that protects privacy and confidentiality

Russia may no longer be the totalitarian society that my great-grandfather Nikita Khrushchev ruled six decades ago, but totalitarianism seemingly remains in its DNA

We're on the countdown to a new year. In theory, this is a chance for a new beginning. The National Women’s Council of Ireland has described 2022 as “a difficult year for women”.

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris said he has instructed his permanent secretary to commission abortion services in Northern Ireland.