Seanad

Brilliant news. Legislation to introduce safe access zones outside healthcare settings that provide abortions has now passed its second stage in the Seanad. The Bill was drafted by Together For Safety, a campaign group calling for the implementation of these zones, and led by Senator Paul Gavan. Safe access zones are fixed areas around health care […]

4 years ago

Criminal gangs are making millions in what is being called “the new drugs.” Ireland is being used to smuggle puppies into Britain by gangs due to a lack of enforcement of animal welfare laws, the Seanad has heard. Sinn Féin Senator Lynn Boylan said the dogs, which are bred in Ireland, are being transported across […]

4 years ago