Name/TitleNewspaper cuttings
About this objectRepeal the 8th Amendment content from pages of The Irish Times Weekend broadsheet newspaper, dated Saturday and Sunday, May 26 and 27, 2018:
The front page features a banner showing the exit poll results (Yes: 68%, No: 32%) above an article headed 'Exit poll projects landslide vote to repeal Eighth Amendment' by Pat Leahy, political editor.
From the News Agenda section are analysis pieces headed 'Overwhelming desire for change exceeds predictions' by Fiach Kelly (p.2), 'Strength and breadth of support for repeal will surprise more than result' by Kieran O'Leary (p.2) and 'The many have taken the abortion issue out of the hands of the few' by Miriam Lord (p.3). These pages also feature shorter articles headed ''Historic' poll draws voters from far and wide' by Sarah Burns (p.2), 'Poll to introduce Eighth recorded 53.7% turnout' by Fiach Kelly (p.3) and 'Dublin church hosts prayer vigil for No result' by Patsy McGarry (p.3). Page 4 contains a number of unrelated articles about women's healthcare issues: cervical screening, a BreastCheck unit and HPV vaccines.
From the Opinion & Analysis section are articles headed 'After the referendum, we'll still have political humdrum' by Pat Leahy (p.13) and 'At least those women-hating posters will be taken down' by Susan McKay (p.14).
Partly digitised (4 articles)
MakerThe Irish Times
Date MadeMay 2018
Period2010s
Place MadeIreland, Dublin
Place NotesThe Irish Times, PO Box 74, 24-28 Tara Street, Dublin 2, D02 CX89
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 575 x W: 370 mm (full page)
H: 195 x W: 370 mm (cutting)
Subject and Association Keywordsabortion rights - pro-life
Subject and Association Keywordsabortion rights - pro-choice
Subject and Association KeywordsRepeal the 8th Amendment
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's healthcare
Subject and Association DescriptionPart of a collection of Repeal the 8th campaign material (for and against) from the Republic of Ireland, gifted to Glasgow Women's Library by a Glasgow-based donor.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_Ireland:
The Eighth Amendment of the Constitution Act 1983 was an amendment to the Constitution of Ireland which inserted a subsection recognising the equal right to life of the pregnant woman and the unborn. Abortion had been subject to criminal penalty in Ireland since at least 1861; the amendment ensured that legislation or judicial interpretation would be restricted to allowing abortion in circumstances where the life of a pregnant woman was at risk. It was approved by referendum on 7 September 1983 and signed into law on 7 October 1983. In 2018, it was repealed by referendum.
Object TypeNews cutting
Object numberGWL-2018-59-11
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved