Ed's Blog Ireland’s PM admits he’s no longer best person for the job. Others could learn from him Other world leaders could learn from Leo Varadkar, who announced his surprise decision to step down from the party leadership overnight.
World Irish voters reject proposed constitutional changes to outdated language about women Ireland has rejected the proposed changes to ‘sexist’ references on family and women in its constitution during a dual referendum.
World Ireland to vote on removing ‘a woman’s place is in the home’ from constitution on International Women’s Day Ireland’s national referendum to remove outdated statutes that a ‘woman’s place is in the home’ is approaching on 8 March.
News & Views Ireland’s constitution still refers to women’s ‘duties in the home’. That could soon change Will Ireland finally erase “women’s duties in the home” clause from its constitution, 85 years after its first draft?
sport Football manager apologises after claiming ‘women and girls are more emotional than men’ Northern Ireland’s Women’s football manager has come under fire after claiming that “women and girls are more emotional than men”.
Uncategorised The most powerful moments that happened for women in 2018 We’re bringing your attention back to some truly momentous outcomes this year; ones that will have far reaching impacts on women globally for years to come.
World Ireland’s historic referendum & ‘a quiet revolution’ that cannot be underestimated In a referendum held on Friday 66.4% of Irish voters opted to repeal the 8th Amendment which effectively bans abortion in almost every instance. It is a historic result of a ‘quiet revolution’ 30 years in the making.
Ed's Blog Love and marry who you want: Australia, we are so very overdue Last night, my Irish father-in-law shared how proud he was of his homeland over the weekend.
News & Views Ireland says yes to gay marriage. What are we waiting for, Australia? The overwhelming Irish vote for gay marriage just highlights how far behind the times Australia is.
News & Views Irish politician pulls female colleague onto his lap, during parliament An Irish MP caught on camera allegedly sexually harassing a female coworker on the parliament floor has sparked declarations that Ireland’s Parliament is an ‘unfriendly’ place for women.