@SarahBardon is it just me or is the OECD Director quite attractive?
— Deirdre Farrelly (@Swamper2000) July 23, 2013
Pascal Saint-Amans, Director, OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration being grilled earlier by the Oireachtas Joint sub-Committee on Global Taxation.
Will a man ever be allowed to do his job and not be judged by his looks?
The phone lines in the office of Fine Gael TD Peter Mathews have been disconnected as the party makes efforts to move him to new accommodation. Mr Mathews is not satisfied with the new office space on offer and also doesn’t want to move.
…He said he is still based in the office but his “phone lines have been disconnected”. “I am attempting to resolve the matter,” he said. Mr Mathews said he is dealing with the relevant authorities about his move. “I’ll deal with everybody right to the top,” he said.
Peter Mathews’ phone lines cut off in Dail office move dispute (Fionnan Sheahan, Irish Independent)
Previously: It Wrote Itself
(Sam Boal / Photocall Ireland)
Woman in Ireland refused abortion dies in taxi on way from UK clinic- lays bare deficiency of new law http://t.co/PH60GpQSuc #anotherdeath
— Jamie Smyth (@JamieSmythF) July 22, 2013
@JamieSmythF @carlobrien Lack of abortion = @IrishTimes PR formula for cases of death in pregnancy which appear due to medical negligence?
— Caroline Simons (@carolinesimons) July 22, 2013
Woman’s tragic death after abortion in UK (Abortion Rights Campaign)
Previously: ‘A Message From Caroline Simons At This Important Time’
Frank Dunlop tells the corruption trial at circuit criminal court that he’s never read the Mahon report.counsel suggests he give it a look.
— Conor Gallagher (@Courts_hack) July 22, 2013
Frank Dunlop admits he obscured diary entries (RTE News)
Previously: What’s The Time?
(Laura Hutton / Photocall Ireland)
The 32-year-old woman, who was a foreign national living in Ireland, underwent an abortion at a Marie Stopes clinic in west London. However, she died in a taxi hours after the procedure.
The woman, who was legally resident in Ireland, had sought an abortion at a maternity hospital in Dublin but had been told that it was not legally possible to provide one in this jurisdiction.
The woman died in January 2012. An inquest has not yet been held into the woman’s death as the police investigation is continuing.The husband said the couple was told that treatment of the condition could involve a procedure that would leave her infertile. “We were worried about what would happen when she became pregnant again,” he said.
“She was sick, but we were told that nothing could be done in Ireland. We were left on our own to deal with it. We didn’t get any help at all,” he said.
Further to graphic descriptions of abortion procedures in the Upper House…
The Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists wishes to allay the fears of the public following statements made the Seanad this week during the debate on the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013.
The destructive methods described for second trimester termination of pregnancy are currently not carried out in this jurisdiction, nor will they be in the future. The procedure currently practised in the Republic of Ireland is induction of labour using medication called prostaglandins. This will not change as a result of the enactment of this legislation.
If a viable foetus is delivered, all efforts are made to preserve its life where possible.
A press release issued this afternoon by the Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in response to statements made in the Seanad this week.
Previously: Opposing The Guilt-Free Abortion
Senator Paschal Mooney speaking last night on his proposed Amendment 40 to the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill where a suicidal woman would be compelled to view an ultrasound scan of her pregnancy.
He expresses his gratitude to Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill for providing him with abortion statistics.
Previously: Rank
Thanks Oireachtas Retort
A Fianna Fáil senator has been accused of reaching a new low after he said allowing abortions in cases of fatal foetal abnormalities would be “depriving future Special Olympics athletes of being born”.
Brian Ó Domhnaill said allowing terminations in such circumstances could lead to babies with Down’s syndrome being “left to die on sterilised trays”.
Labour’s Aideen Hayden said it was “incredibly low” to suggest there is any link between disability and fatal abnormalities — especially as the House was preparing for a discussion last night on the Special Olympics.
Senator: Abortions would deprive future Special Olympians of life (Mary Regan, Irish Examiner)
Previously: Fada Shortage
Pro-Life’s ‘Lunatic fringe’ And The Special Olympics
Pic: brianodomhnaill.ie
“We’re studying the conflict between Southern and Northern Ireland”
“I love the Irish music”
“Yeah. The first time in England”
A scene from the Twelfth last week in Belfast.
They booked their trip on Discover NorthernIronyIreland.com
