2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (416+ words) A major rally taking place in Belfast tomorrow will demand the reversal of draft laws which organisers say are designed to curtail the free speech rights of pro-life campaigners and public witnesses to faith. Thousands are expected to attend the…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago   (528+ words) Last December, the Dáil voted narrowly — 73 to 71 — to reject proposals that would have expanded abortion access up to viability and removed the mandatory three-day waiting period. Many hoped this would signal a pause in efforts to further liberalise Ireland’s abortion…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (480+ words) The European Union is planning to bypass its own parliament to implement widespread surveillance of private online messaging. Efforts by the European Council and Commission to force the automatic monitoring of private messages between individuals, a move privacy organisations warned…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (444+ words) Sinn Féin is set to bring forward a bill to scrap the 3-day wait period before abortion in the Dáil next Tuesday evening. The Bill is seeking to remove the mandatory three‑day waiting period before an abortion can be…...