This year has been a celebration of equality.
From Panti Bliss taking her title as the Queen of Ireland, to the legalisation of same-sex marriage – equality and understanding is something we’re embracing as a nation.
Now we’re looking at providing the right to choose, the right of a woman to make the decisions over her own body and looking for the government to #Repealthe8th.
In case you missed it, we wrote an editorial just over a week ago.
Now Irish comedian Grainne Maguire has decided that if the government want to have the right to dictate her female health, then she’s going to let them know regular updates. Intimate regular updates.
Directly to An Taoiseach himself, Enda Kenny…
Since we know how much the Irish state cares about our reproductive parts-I call my womb Ireland’s littlest embassy 😉 #repealthe8th (1/3)
— Gráinne Maguire (@GrainneMaguire) November 2, 2015
I think its only fair that the women of Ireland let our Leader @EndaKennyTD know the full details of our menstrual cycle #repealthe8th (2/3) — Gráinne Maguire (@GrainneMaguire) November 2, 2015
Hey @EndaKennyTD just so you know, I got my period two days ago. Pretty heavy flow at first but now just occasional spotting #repealthe8th
— Gráinne Maguire (@GrainneMaguire) November 2, 2015
Grainne wasn’t alone in her motives either – with other Irish women deciding to join in and share their intimate vaginal health:
Hey @EndaKennyTD just so you know, I’ve just started my THIRD period in five weeks. Sucks, doesn’t it?!!! #repealthe8th — imelda.js (@imeldamaguire) November 2, 2015
Hi @EndaKennyTD no period today.Just regular vaginal discharge but nothing I think to be worried about. Slight itching maybe? #repealthe8th
— Gráinne Maguire (@GrainneMaguire) November 3, 2015
Hey @EndaKennyTD no period today but I should be ovulating soon. Not looking forward to sore breasts. 🙁 #repealthe8th @GrainneMaguire — Ann Campbell (@AnnCampbell_HRs) November 3, 2015
Hey buddy @EndaKennyTD My period feels like a bull in china shop, but instead of a shop it’s my uterus. #repealthe8th @GrainneMaguire
— Katie Poushpom (@KatiePoushpom) November 3, 2015
@endakennytd I’m definitely PMS-ing so I’m not pregnant – phew! #dodgedabullet #repealthe8th — Ailish Farragher (@Heidiboots) November 3, 2015
Hey @EndaKennyTD just so you know, day 3 of my period. Still heavy and I’ve got a mooncup up in there at the moment. #repealthe8th
— imelda.js (@imeldamaguire) November 3, 2015
@EndaKennyTD Day 5 of surfing the Crimson Wave and it’s still like as though my uterus is trying to kill me from the inside #repealthe8th x — Jenny McAuley (@JenniMcAD) November 4, 2015
Although we’re sure his phone is lighting up from the mentions tab, it seems Enda Kenny has yet to respond to any of the personal diary updates.
We’ll wait for bated breath for that one.
