You may recall the appearance of from left, Ruth Bowie, Arlette Lyons and Jenny McDonald on the Late Late Show in April.

They each had pregnancies in which their babies were diagnosed with abnormalities “incompatible with life” and went abroad to have those pregnancies terminated.

The women had previously made a not uncontroversial visit to Leinster House to tell TDs and Senators their story.

A man called Frank Fennell complained to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland.

During a lengthy testimony he said the three women should be regarded as “promoting, or inciting to, the crime of unlawfully killing human babies in the wombs of their mothers”

Further arguing that the item:

The BAI ruled against Mr Fennell.

but added, ominously

The Authority consists of nine members:

Bob Collins (Chairperson)
Larry Bass
Paula Downey
Professor Colum Kenny
Michelle Mc Shortall
Dr Maria Moloney
Michael Moriarty
Siobhán Ní Ghadhra
John Waters.

RTÉ told To ‘Take Greater Care’ After Complaint Over Late Late Abortion Interviews (Sinead O’Carroll, Journal.ie)

Previously: The Nasty TD And The Smirking Senator

(RTE)

 

The unforgivably cheesy and in-no-way-manipulative Yes posters for the Children’s Referendum in Dublin city centre yesterday.

From top: Labour; Barnardos/Children’s Rights Alliance/ISPCC and Fine Gael.

Meanwhile, any ‘No’ posters, about?

(Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)

The Department of Transport’s 2009 National Transport Policy Framework has an ambitious target to get 10 per cent of all commuters cycling by 2020 – aided by tax incentives under the Cycle to Work Scheme, which IBBA says resulted in the sale of 90,000 bicycles between 2009 and 2011.

Under the scheme, employers can buy a bike up to €1,000 for employees to cycle to work and recover the cost from the employees’ pre-tax salary over the next 12 months.

With no benefit-in-kind taxation, employees can save up to 52 per cent of the cost of the bike.

 

And then it gets nicked.

Number Of Cycling Commuters Rises Dramatically (Frank McDonald, Irish Times)

(Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)

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