This morning.
At Buswells Hotel on Molesworth Street, Dublin 2.
Dick Spicer, of the Humanist Association of Ireland, his son Norman Spicer, and writer and publicist Peigin Doyle, from Sligo, hold a press conference to explain Dick and Norman’s legal challenge over the Government’s decision to give ownership of the proposed National Maternity Hospital at the St Vincent’s Hospital site in Elm Park to the Religious Sisters of Charity.
Niamh Lyons, in the Ireland edition of The Times, reports:
A High Court summons has been filed by two private citizens, Dick Spicer and his son Norman Spicer, against the state, the health minister and the attorney-general.
Dick Spicer, 70, is a founding member of the Humanist Association of Ireland and has a track record of campaigning on church and state issues. He played a significant role in the divorce referendum.
The plaintiffs believe that placing the maternity hospital under the “religious influence” of the SVHG will be judged to be unconstitutional and are demanding that the government abandon the plan.
State to be sued over nuns’ role in new hospital (Niamh Lyons, The Times Ireland edition)
Previously: How Deal Leaves Doors Open For Church Control
Leah Farrell/Rollingnews
Where can I donate to their legal fund ?
+€10!!!
Sounds cuckoo
What does?
Well done, Humanists, I will support you with my heart, and my slender purse. This is important, lads, cough up if you can.
Spicey!
Snide!
Po-faced
Batter burger
Gick.
Mildred doesn’t approve?
Not of batter burgers
Tinky-winky.
Lala land
I will gladly contribute money to this… Do they have a fundraising mechanism?
Brilliant idea for a scam. Why didn’t I think of this!
Ok, I’m in for €50. I’d rather donate to the humanist then pay my dues to a Roman cult.
Fair play, in fairness.
…Sadly, the Spicers will soon discover that the church is even more untouchable than the white-colour criminals…but fairplay for trying…
*collar*…but colour fits
Humanist Pope!