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 […]
You may remember when the second stage debate on the Civil Partnership Bill began back in December, Lucinda Creighton, FG TD for Dublin South East, was not present when called on to speak. There has been extensive time given to the debate fortunately and yesterday Lucinda spoke and thanks to the wonders that is the […]
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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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Other than wonder about the nature of the group which helped the mother in the Roscommon Case take a High Court action everyone should be asking What were the schools doing? What did the doctor or public health nurse do? What did the neighbours do? The shopkeepers? Why didn’t the health board go through other […]
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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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