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An Irish photographer has created a wonderful 'Humans of Repeal' Instagram in...

Molly Keane created the project after being inspired by ‘Humans of New York’.

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Q&A: Why has the government chosen 12 weeks as the general time limit for...

The use of abortion pills and pregnancy as a result of rape impacted the decision.

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'It seems disingenuous that now a referendum about abortion is on the cards,...

The photo which is mostly made up of men is quite jarring to the eye.

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8 out of 10 voters in this area backed the Eighth Amendment in '83. We went...

How are the campaigns shaping up in traditionally conservative Roscommon and east Mayo?

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Q&A: Here's how many women and girls travel to the UK for abortions

More than 170,000 females have travelled to another country for a termination since 1980.

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Anti-amendment Dún Laoghaire bucked the national trend in '83. We went to...

The ’83 debate was bitter and divisive. Those who lived through it say there’s a more informed debate on the doorsteps today.

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'I am Irish': Modern Family's Sarah Hyland on the need to repeal the 8th...

“I am a woman. I am Irish.”

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The deadline to register to vote is today, here's what you need to know

It’s not too late to register but you need to get your skates on.

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13 songs for Yes that you need to get you through to May 25th

We’ve designed the perfect playlist.

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12 little things you can do to switch off if the referendum is getting too...

We all need to look after ourselves.

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'I'm not amoral, not stupid, and not promiscuous. I took every precaution. I...

“Am I selfish for taking control of my own fate rather than simply letting life happen to me? I do not see it that way.”

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Two Irish women told us what it was like being students during the 1983...

One voted for, one voted against the Amendment. How will they vote this time?

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'Our access to basic healthcare is determined by whether we can afford it,...

Migrant women and pregnant people including asylum seekers are disproportionately affected by the 8th Amendment.

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'I was in pain all the time': Pregnant woman denied treatment for 'gangrenous...

Kate Campbell had to have her ovary, fallopian tube and part of her abdominal wall removed.

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Families of those who died in road accidents 'upset' at placing of white...

A Donegal Pro-Life campaigner told TheJournal.ie that “this is our version of posters”.

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On the fence on the 8th? Here are the interviews everyone should listen to...

Make sure you’re informed before you go to the polls.

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What would you like to ask the head of the Referendum Commission?

We’re putting them to Justice Isobel Kennedy in a Facebook Live.

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'It's not right for a woman to be criminalised for having a choice to her own...

We spoke to 3 men in their early 20s who will be voting yes in the upcoming referendum and found out why.

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Watch: We put your questions to the chair of the Referendum Commission

We spoke live to Justice Isobel Kennedy.

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'I realised she didn’t want me to get pregnant because that would impact me...

How does it feel to go through cancer treatment when you could potentially get pregnant?

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'If you vote No, abortion will not stop, we'll just export it to England'

John Halligan has appealed to men, in particular, to back the repeal of the Eighth Amendment.

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John Bruton: 'Abortion ends a life. Once it has happened there is no going back'

If the State is to have a obligation to step in to protect a one-month-old baby, it also has an obligation, four months earlier, to protect its right to be born, writes John Bruton.

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'She was not a baby with a fatal foetal abnormality, she was my baby, and she...

We are being asked to sanction every future abortion in Ireland on the basis of my pain, and the pain of women like me, writes Vicky Wall.

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'Please come home Mam, I'm in agony': Parents of women who had crisis...

Elaine Bedford spoke about her daughter’s experience taking abortion pills last year.

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'You have to examine your conscience': What tipped the scales for someone who...

“I gave a lot of thought to this referendum.”

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Don't be confused at the ballot box - you're voting on the 36th Amendment...

The Eighth Amendment won’t be mentioned on the ballot paper.

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This is why you're still seeing referendum ads online

Google said that it was blocking ads – but Google isn’t the only way for campaigns to place ads online.

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'Stepping out from under our shadows': How international media reacted to the...

The eyes of the world were on Ireland yesterday.

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Harris to seek permission to draft abortion legislation over summer

It could be in place by the end of the year.

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'We owe her family a great debt': Calls for abortion legislation to be named...

Together for Yes said the legislation must be enacted as quickly as possible.

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Archbishop says he is 'deeply saddened' by referendum result

Eamon Martin, the leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland, has thanked “courageous” pro-life campaigners.

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GPs to hold emergency meeting to discuss referendum result

Abortion services are expected to be GP-led.

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Column: 'We need to learn from how we treated each other during the referendum'

Whatever way we voted, we are all human beings and deserve respect, writes Philip Kirwan.

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Irish viewers were emotional watching the Gogglebox folk discuss last week's...

‘They just wanted a choice.’

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Observers from the UK, US and Canada monitored the Eighth referendum

They raised concerns about some ballot boxes allegedly not being sealed correctly and so-called ‘family voting’.

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Ruth Coppinger: No Leo, this wasn't a 'quiet revolution'

It was the active involvement of tens of thousands on the ground in the referendum campaign – a social and political movement in itself – that was critical to the resounding win, writes Ruth Coppinger.

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Campaigning for Repeal: 'My hijab made me a target. My brown skin made me a...

Now I see why so few other Muslim girls chose to voice opinions about the referendum, writes Somaya Mahmud.

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Harris says abortion legislation doesn't mention the word 'abortion' for...

The Health Minister also said he wants the Bill to be inclusive of members of the trans community.

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Timeline: The history of abortion in Ireland

Ireland voted to repeal the Eighth Amendment in May of this year.

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Harris lobbied by pharmacists' group and pharma company on free contraception

The Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment recommended free contraception for all women.

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