Category Archives: Breaking Silence

‘We’re Pro-choice’ Carphone Warehouse advertisements – What do you make of it?

Recently, Carphone Warehouse has made a bold move to use the tagline ‘We’re Pro-choice’ in an advertising campaign. The schtick is that the company gives customers loads of mobile phone…

Why I’m Marching: Behind the REPEAL jumper

by Karen O’Neill In a Paris bar, a French friend asks me: “What does it mean, ‘Repeal’?”. He has clearly seen my profile photo on Facebook, with the bold, white…

Why I’m marching by Sharon Davis

  You know that moment when someone judges you or your sister or your friend because they think they “know better” than you…oh wait, if you live in Ireland and…

Why I march: How can we say we value motherhood when so many see it as a punishment?

How can we say we value motherhood when so many see it as a punishment? What would happen if we, as a nation, really appreciated the Irish mammy? Women of…