I was sent this invitation to an event later this month which is being organised by the Iona Institute. ‘Reducing teenage pregnancy and sexual activity: What works and what doesn’t’ Venue: Davenport hotel, Dublin 2 Date and time: Thursday, March 25, 8pm Chair: Sean O Fearghail TD The Law Reform Commission has recently recommended that […]
Berfore the debate took place yesterday you may remember hearing that FF were having a special meeting with Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform Dermot Ahern. The meeting was to discuss the possible inclusion of an amendment protecting those who do not want to offer services to those registering their civil partnership or being […]
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Continuing the series of ‘watching them watching us’ coming up to the debate on the Civil Partnership Bill. Tomorrow morning on Ocean FM in the North-West there will be a debate on Civil Partnership legislation between Izzy Kamikaze a ‘fearless’ local lesbian and Mary Doherty from Renew, a fairly new organisation which was linked to […]
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Do the Iona Institute think the Irish public and their elected representatives are a few sultanas short of the full wedding cake? Well they must obviously with the latest line of lobbying that is underway with regard to the Civil Partnership Bill. Yesterday we heard that Iona Institute and their Director, my favourite passive aggressive, […]
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Image via Wikipedia It’s 2009 and time for another survey from the Iona Institute. A new phone survey is reported in today’s Irish Times but I can’t find any questions on same sex relationships in Patsy McGarry’s report but I’m sure they are there or David Quinn will be inferring them throughout the day when […]
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