"'policy capture', where public decisions over policies are consistently or repeatedly directed away from the public interest towards a specific interest, can exacerbate inequalities and undermine democratic values, economic growth and trust in government"
Thread from 23rd November 2022. "How have we come to the point, as an online community of the Irish language, that accounts on a social platform are suspended that only
Iseult White at Women's Space to Speak, 12th November 2022. Hate crime is horrible. It sends a message to the victim that they, and their kind, their children, their family,
Colette Colfer speaking at Women's Space to Speak, November 12th 2022. In the autumn of 2018 I wrote a poem, a piece in verse, called Woman. I recited the piece
Anne LodgeWomen's Space Ireland Event, Saturday 12th November 2022 Introduction Good afternoon. First can I thank the organisers for inviting me to be part of this panel. Second, can I
Helen Joyce This article is cross-posted from Helen Joyce's website with her permission Joyce activated, issue 27 By Dr H Joyce – 17 Nov 2022 – View online → A view along the
"There exists no combination of thought patterns, mannerisms, hobbies, preferences or aesthetics that can disqualify a man from the male sex and qualify them into the female sex."
Thread from 13th November 2022 Many thanks to all of our superb speakers yesterday. And many thanks indeed also to those who bought tickets to provide this public meeting of
Dublin, Saturday November 12th, 2-6pm Women from across Ireland are coming together to talk about issues that affect us all. Speakers from the fields of law, psychotherapy, education and journalism
Thread from October 14th 2022 on problems with using "woman"/"women": Where did this initiative originate which is included in a heavily redacted set of minutes of the CervicalCheck Clinical
Thread from 13th October 2022 Watch “Trans Rights In Ireland With Sara Philips” on #Vimeo https://vimeo.com/749200075 from the Shine Festival yesterday. .@shonadotie why was this talk considered
Thread from 2nd October 2022 "If you are unable to buy a binder because of money issues or you don’t have a form of payment to use online, you
"Ireland's oldest independent human rights body", the Irish Council for Civil Liberties is seeking €450,000 in a pre-budget submission to promote the upcoming Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Crime) Bill 2022 which will protect "gender identity" and "gender expression".
Thread from September 17th 2022 re WPATH which has just released its 8th "standards of care" and an Irish connection: The former Health and Education Manager of TENI, Vanessa Lacey,
This article has been amended 28th August to include a more appropriate rebuttal of the allegation levelled against the Iona Institute* and updates at the end. Earlier this week some
Suggested new logo for the National Women's Council of Ireland which is concerned about men's rights to participate in women's sport
In 2014 an Irish study found 73% of those with gender dysphoria were men. More than twice as many referrals to the failed Tavistock GIDS from Ireland were girls. Why is the Government not insisting on an immediate enquiry before the HSE refers more children out of the country?
Thread from July 29th 2022 "The appointment of a consultant psychiatrist to manage the service is still required after being advertised twice without success." Is it possible that applicants are
Thread from July 29th 2022 Service which Irish children as young as five have been referred to since 2009 is being shut down early next year over safety concerns. UK
"..this was such a small thing in legislation but such an enormous one for the people whose lives we were helping to be better." In fact this legislation is proving to be an enormous one for everyone as activists demand further embedding of gender ideology into law and society.
Adam Long @nxfie talks of an "imported discourse". He also says "we have to allow space for those conversations" on issues relatively new to the public. So when and where is it permitted to #LetWomenSpeak?
Since the last of the Liveline debates a week ago The Irish Times has run no less than nine articles on this contentious issue, not one of which provided any balance by seeking out the opinions of women who called the programme.
"We do not go to publication without seeking both sides of the story" says the editor of The Irish Times, Paul O'Neill. Here is the coverage by the paper in one week since the Liveline programmes prompted by women's concerns over the erasure of our name "woman" from legislation.
Thread from 12th June 2022 “Every employee should have the right to use the bathroom/changing facility which aligns with their gender identity regardless of the sex they were assigned
Sixty women from North and South met for lunch; many more would have come if we'd had the room #WomensLunchIRL #IrishWomenRise #SexNotGender #RespectMySex