8th amendment

Episode 01: Against Repeal In this episode, Ciara meets a philosophy student who says he owes his life to the 8th Amendment, a Polish anarchist who hates the term anti-choice, a feminist student who believes 'abortion is the ultimate…

Introducing The Eighth, a podcast documenting the upcoming referendum to repeal the 8th in Ireland. This episode, a prequel to the series, outlines the host, Ciara O’Connor’s background and the origin of the series - a safe space to ask…

With the referendum on the Eighth Amendment looming, Ireland is witnessing both sides of the debate battle it out in the media, online, in the streets. But have you ever wondered why these sides - pro repeal and anti repeal - are so…

Glenn and Steph are back after a wee hiatus with a super special bumper episode of The Suss. This week they introduce a new weekly segment called The Suss Rewind *cue tacky Craig David and Artful Dodger track* where they go back and to see…

“Mharaigh mé mo leanbh de bhrí gur cailín í. Fásann gach cailín suas ina bean. Ach tá m’iníon saor. Ta sí saor. Ní bheigh sí ina hóinsín bhog ghéilliúil ag aon fhear. Tá sí saor” “I murdered my daughter because she is a girl. Every girl…

Let me tell you a bit about how I flirt. Come on, we can have a laugh and later, I can have a cry. I know how to flirt. I do. At least, I know what flirting is. It’s about eye contact, open body language and, if the Cosmo article I read…

March’s Strike4Repeal placed another spotlight on the lack of bodily autonomy and choice afforded to pregnant people in Ireland. The lunchtime strike, followed by the March4Repeal that evening, saw thousands of people protest in support of…

On Friday March 3rd the news that human remains had indeed been found at the mother and baby home in Tuam broke. The Citizens' Assembly met that same weekend to debate the calls for a referendum to repeal the 8th Amendment. On Wednesday…

At what point does playing the waiting game become a futile exercise? Six months? A year? How about 34 years? To add context to the question – at what point does waiting patiently for a grotesque constitutional amendment to be repealed…

Television and cinema deals with every subject, including the untouchable – presenting fictionalised reflections of people’s real lives. In Ireland, our consumption has been heavily weighted to American output – we absorb their television…