Now suffer a hate campaign over abortion issues for women from Ireland
Jenny McDonald, Ruth Bowie, Amanda Mellet and Arlette Lyons, the four women who say they had to travel abroad for abortions after developing pregnancies with fatal foetal abnormalities,
THEY ARE CALLING FOR ABORTION TO BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR WOMEN IN IRELAND AND FOR MEDICAL REASONS, THEY ARE NOW being TARGETED WITH ABUSE ONLINE.
They appeared on the Late Late Show last Friday night, just days after they met TDs in Leinster House to tell them of their harrowing personal experiences.
Ruth Bowie, Arlette Lyons and Jenny McDonald had to travel to Britain for terminations after being told the babies they were carrying had medical conditions that were “incompatible with life.”
They met a group of TDs as the Dail debated a Private Members bill on implementing the X case ruling — and revealed how in a group of around 25 TDs, one was “very unpleasant” to them.
PROTESTERS
They also had to pass placard-carrying protesters outside the Dail who were campaigning against abortion.
A Facebook page they set up to seek terminations for women with medical conditions also attracted angry comments.
IDA Announcement: A Multinational investment means 1,500 new construction jobs in Ireland
The IDA has said up to 1,500 building jobs will be created over the next two years, following a number of Foreign Direct Investment announcements.
The agency said investment by companies like Apple, Google, Eli Lilly and Boston Scientific will mean 1.5 million square feet of new buildings will be needed.
The new buildings will be required predominantly for manufacturing.
The Jobs Minister Richard Bruton has said, whilst the construction sector grew to unsustainable levels during the boom it is now unsustainably too small, and the growth of multinational companies will help it get back on its feet.
Barry O’Leary, IDA chief executive, said: “Announcements in recent days have shown the direct contribution foreign direct investment can make, but what is sometimes overlooked are the secondary or spillover effects.
“Chief among these is the boost to the construction trade with a demand for new build growing rapidly.
“This will mean fresh demand for 1,500 construction workers.”
The new buildings are required for the life sciences, ICT and data centre sectors and are separate from the take up of office space by other IDA clients in Ireland in recent times.
Latest figures show the unemployment rate edged back slightly last month to 14.3%, with 434,054 on the Live Register. But the number of long-term claimants, who were signing on for a year or more, rose by 10.7% in the last 12 months to 184,465.
Minister Bruton said the construction sector has to play a role in Government targets to create 200,000 jobs in eight years.
“We all know that the sector grew to unsustainable levels during the boom – but it is equally true that it is unsustainably small now,” he said.
“Through the Action Plan for Jobs and Budget 2012 we will implement a series of measures to help the sector get back on its feet, and the growth of multinational companies is a small but very important part of this.
“This is another side of the very important work the IDA is doing and they deserve to be congratulated on this.”
Tom Parlon, director general of the Construction Industry Federation, said foreign direct investment has been one of the few sources of optimism to the construction industry at a time when there has been little activity and high levels of unemployment in the sector.
“Many of the companies being brought to Ireland are undertaking major commercial and office construction projects to meet their needs, with the announcement by Apple that they are to construct a new building in Cork being the latest example,” he added.
“The jobs and economic impact generated by these new projects will be a shot in the arm to the industry and we hope to see further investment in the months and years ahead.”
Man is arrested in Donegal over the Andrew Allen murder last February
A man has been arrested in connection with the 9 February murder of Andrew Allen.
Andrew Allen (right) was shot dead in his house in Buncrana
Gardaí arrested the man, who is in his mid 30s, in Co Donegal and he is currently being detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939, at Buncrana Garda Station.
Mr Allen was shot dead at his home at Links View Park in Buncrana.
He was gunned down through a window after a group of men tried to break down the front door. The attack has been blamed on the Republican Action Against Drugs group.
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