Enda Kenny feels the heat with UK abortion tweets

There has been a huge reaction on both sides of the Irish Sea to an Irish woman and her friend’s decision to livetweet their weekend journey to the UK for an abortion.

In what was described as a “brave” and “moving” series of posts by some people while derided by others, the two women, using the Twitter handle @twowomentravel and who did not reveal their identity, documented their journey from Dublin to Manchester in a series of emotionally stark posts.

Their Twitter bio read: “Two women, one procedure, 48 hours away from home.” One of the women was having a termination, the other was with her for moral support.