Organisation: Citizens' Assembly

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<p>When people in rural Ireland were asked if Ireland should introduce laws to permit assisted dying and euthanasia, 32% strongly agreed, 25% somewhat agreed, 10% neither agreed nor disagreed, 5% somewhat disagreed; 16% strongly disagreed; 9% didn’t know and 3% preferred not to say. Picture: Lynne Cameron/PA</p>

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Rural Ireland Thinks poll: Majority of rural Ireland would favour assisted dying

These broadly liberal views come despite the poll also finding that a slight majority of people in rural Ireland consider themselves to be religious

<p>Members of the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use participating in a workshop in Malahide, Co Dublin last year. Picture Maxwell’s </p>

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New Oireachtas committee on drugs use is expected to produce interim reports

<p>Chairperson Paul Reid speaking at The Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use at Dublin Castle. Picture date: Saturday May 13, 2023.</p>

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Politicians 'must show courage to oversee decriminalisation of drugs'

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Letters to the Editor: The real ‘fascism’ we face is weaponised snobbery

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Letters to the Editor: Proposed wording of amendments to the Constitution

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Letters to the Editor: Women pay a price for the ‘pink tax’

Irish Examiner view: Welcome for Citizens' Assembly proposals on drug laws

Recommendations should be considered in the Oireachtas in the same mature and thoughtful manner

Tue, 24 Oct, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Citizens' Assembly asked vital questions for future good of society

We should thank everyone who has participated and given their time to consider one of the most important issues that we will face together for many years

Sat, 21 Oct, 2023

Judge Olann Kelleher's humanity recalled as he retires from courts in Cork

Judge Kelleher was involved in a diversion scheme that has allowed 189 young people so far to avoid a drugs conviction by taking part in an educational programme related to drugs

Fri, 13 Oct, 2023

Public will need time to consider 'women in the home' referendum changes

National Women's Council director said if the referendum was to go ahead early next year then the wording needed to be published in the next few weeks to allow sufficient time for a national conversation

Mon, 25 Sep, 2023

Citizens' Assembly hears health ministry leadership ‘key’ to Portuguese drugs model

EMCDDA drug legislation chief Brendan Hughes urges assembly not to get 'hung up on' the word decriminalisation when considering how to address issues regarding illicit drugs

Sun, 03 Sep, 2023

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Irish Examiner view: Thin blue line getting thinner

No surprise to hear that Garda resources in Ireland fall below European average

Sat, 24 Jun, 2023

Mairéad O’Shea: In the running: Encouraging women to get into politics

The possibility of having more women in elected office is becoming tangled up in negativity relating to online abuse, writes Mairéad O’Shea

Tue, 20 Jun, 2023

A bouncer speaks: 'Angry daddies are the worst troublemakers'

Illegal Class A drugs such as cocaine, ecstasy and MDMA will be high on the agenda of the next meeting of the Citizens' Assembly on drugs on June 24, 25. Accusations abound of both under and over-reporting and the resultant normalizing of drug use. A West of Ireland bouncer tells Sorcha Crowley what’s really happening inside our nightclubs and bars.

Mon, 05 Jun, 2023

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Anja Murray: Will we add 'Rights of Nature' to our Constitution?

Ireland had a very early set of rules, or legal tracts, called the 'Brehon Laws’. These had detailed rules for the management and protection of trees, fisheries, wild birds, seaweed, and other ‘resources’ essential for people

Wed, 03 May, 2023

Anja Murray: Will we add 'Rights of Nature' to our Constitution?

Ireland had a very early set of legal tracts, the Brehon Laws, which laid out detailed rules for the management and protection of trees, fisheries, wild birds, seaweed, and other resources essential for people

Wed, 03 May, 2023

EU citizens' panel inspired by Irish process advocates for expansion of learning abroad

European Commission set up the process inspired by international experience including Ireland's Citizens' Assembly

Sun, 30 Apr, 2023

Time to reconsider the entire model of intensive agriculture in Ireland

Despite protests from farmers, the Dutch have proven that it is possible to produce twice as much food from half the resources – can we learn from the Dutch model?

Fri, 21 Apr, 2023

Cannabis is being adulterated with dangerous synthetics, Citizens’ Assembly hears

“We have now begun the most ambitious and far-reaching discussion on drugs use and national drugs policy that has ever taken place in Ireland," said Assembly chairperson Paul Reid.

Sun, 16 Apr, 2023

Ireland needs to stop stigmatising and villainising drug users, assembly hears

Studies show that some 80%-90% of people who are drug dependent have experienced trauma, Dr Lambert said.

Sat, 15 Apr, 2023

Farmers have 'serious concerns' about biodiversity report

IFA president Tim Cullinan said the idea of levying agricultural exports — the proceeds of which would be ringfenced for biodiversity — was “outlandish”.

Thu, 06 Apr, 2023

Tánaiste 'worried' about impact of legalising cannabis

Micheál Martin said he finds it hard to comprehend the 'habitual' use of drugs by young people given there is a 'fine line between having a good time and disaster'

Mon, 20 Mar, 2023

Holly Cairns taken aback by people’s attitudes to brother's death from drug overdose

Ms Cairns' brother Sam died in 2019 and the Cork South-West TD has said she was not aware of the situation her brother was dealing with

Thu, 02 Mar, 2023

Citizens' assembly on liberalising Ireland's drug laws 'will be a difficult debate'

Assembly will hold its first meeting in April and will conclude its work this year

Tue, 21 Feb, 2023

What does it mean to decriminalise drugs?

Citizens’ Assembly will give the public an opportunity to better understand how problems like drug abuse, addiction, related health issues and petty crime can be resolved

Mon, 06 Feb, 2023

Sinn Féin calls for Citizens' Assembly on Irish unity

Party spokesperson on Higher Education, Rose Conway Walsh, said 'momentum for a united Ireland is growing'

Sun, 06 Nov, 2022

Citizens' assembly for young people makes 58 recommendations to tackle climate change

The findings of the first ever Children and Young People’s Assembly, which assembled in Killarney National Park, will inform the Citizens' Assembly on Biodiversity Loss.

Mon, 24 Oct, 2022

EPA warns of delays in meeting ambitious climate goals

EPA director general Laura Burke spoke to the Citizens' Assembly on biodiversity loss, to outline problems with Ireland's climate targets

Sun, 25 Sep, 2022

Donncha O'Connell: We may need a citizens' assembly on national security

Recent threats to Ireland’s national security — including war in Ukraine and the HSE cyberattack — should prompt us to look again at the structures and laws that protect our country

Mon, 11 Jul, 2022

Colette Kelleher: We need a drugs policy that puts people first

We hope that next year’s citizens' assembly on drugs use will clearly set out policies that put people with addictions and what works best for them first, offering real hope for better days ahead for themselves and their families

Tue, 28 Jun, 2022

DUP wrong to put pre-conditions on taking seats in Stormont, says Taoiseach

Micheál Martin said it is possible to reach a compromise that would be acceptable to the DUP, but he questioned whether the party would be politically ready to accept that.

Mon, 09 May, 2022

'Thrilled' Cork teens win top European science prize with study on gender balance in STEM subjects

Cormac Harris and Alan O’Sullivan, students at Coláiste Choilm in Ballincollig, were inspired to investigate by patterns they noticed in their own classroom

Sun, 19 Sep, 2021

Noeline Blackwell: Pandemic may be ending, but the sexual violence epidemic is relentless

The CEO of Dublin Rape Crisis Centre highlights how isolation has compounded the issues faced by those enduring abuse

Tue, 07 Sep, 2021

Alison O'Connor: Restrictions? Let's begin by lifting one that has solely targeted women

Article 42.1 does not confine women to their homes, but it has certainly contributed to denying our agency and autonomy

Fri, 23 Apr, 2021

Ireland has a long way to go to ending the 'cultural impunity' of gender-based violence

Dr Monica O'Connor told the Citizens' Assembly that while there have been major strides to ending the “legal impunity” of violence against women, wider societal change is taking much longer

Sat, 13 Mar, 2021

Government formation: No targets on garda recruitment numbers - despite featuring in manifestos

The Programme for Government backs ongoing recruitment of gardaí - but has removed previous targets set by the two big parties.

Mon, 15 Jun, 2020

#Elections2019: Five tests for the new all-of-government climate plan following the Green Wave

Director of environmental group Friends of the Earth Oisin Coghlan outlines five tests for the new all-of-government climate plan.

Sun, 26 May, 2019

Some GPs 'intimidated' outside practices providing abortion services 'every single day'

Some GPs providing abortions services are being "intimidated" outside their practice "every single day."

Sat, 04 May, 2019

'Hundreds of thousands at risk of fuel poverty' must be protected from carbon tax hikes, says Social Justice Ireland

The Joint Committee on Climate Action has published its cross-party report.

Fri, 29 Mar, 2019

Labour launch petition calling on Citizens' Assembly to discuss church-run schools

The Labour Party is launching a petition today to make the Assembly consider the matter.

Tue, 17 Jul, 2018

Latest: Pro Life Campaign calls for full audit of Citizen's Assembly recruitment process

Latest: The Pro Life Campaign has this evening called for a full and immediate audit of the recruitment process employed by RED C Research & Marketing Ltd. in relation to members of the Citizen's Assembly.

Wed, 21 Feb, 2018

Update: Citizens' Assembly calls for electoral reforms to encourage higher participation

Update 4pm: The Citizens' Assembly has backed calls for a permanent Electoral Commission to oversee how referendums are run here.

Sun, 14 Jan, 2018

Simon Harris: It would be 'desirable' to use Oireachtas abortion committee's findings for referendum

Health Minister Simon Harris has backed calls for the Oireachtas abortion committee's findings to be used as the template for next year's eighth amendment referendum despite claims substantial changes could be made before a vote.

Mon, 11 Dec, 2017

Campaigners question whether there should be time limit for some abortions

Placing time limits on abortion for women who received a diagnosis of severe or fatal foetal anomaly is unworkable, campaigners for those affected have said.

Thu, 26 Oct, 2017

Committee on the Eighth Amendment resumes

The Committee on the Eighth Amendment will resume hearings this morning.

Wed, 25 Oct, 2017

Author of Savita Halappanavar report says 8th Amendment contributed to her death

Savita Halappanavar died as a direct result of Ireland's restrictive abortion laws and not simply because she contracted sepsis, the author of the independent report into her death has said.

Wed, 18 Oct, 2017

Oireachtas Committee on Eighth Amendment resumes today

The Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment will resume its deliberations on abortion today.

Wed, 11 Oct, 2017

Ireland to vote on retention of 8th Amendment in summer of 2018

Latest: A referendum on abortion rights will likely be held next summer, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said.

Tue, 26 Sep, 2017

Pro-choice campaigners dress as The Handmaid's Tale characters in protest outside Dáil

The demonstration by women wearing the famous white bonnets and red cloaks, coincided with the first meeting of the Committee on the Eighth Amendment.

Wed, 20 Sep, 2017

Children's Minister stresses need for 'reproductive justice' as Govt prepares for abortion vote

Children's Minister Katherine Zappone says the Government is working hard on the wording for next year's abortion referendum.

Fri, 08 Sep, 2017