Person: Ailbhe Smith

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Woman died after first time taking cocaine and ecstasy that boyfriend gave her, inquest told

'I carry this every day. For the first year I could not smile,' said her boyfriend at the inquest

Wed, 06 Sep, 2023

Bag of six Ecstasy pills in a mans hand.

Man avoids jail for supplying drugs which killed girlfriend in 'textbook definition' of tragedy

Judge Codd said if any case could highlight the impact and danger of drug use, it was this case.

Thu, 15 Dec, 2022

Divided reaction to ruling on rights of the unborn

Reaction to the Supreme Court ruling on the rights of the unborn was swift and divided. Pro-choice advocates welcomed it, while anti-abortion campaigners said it was rushed and that it exposed Government “hostility” to the unborn child.

Thu, 08 Mar, 2018

Cabinet to defy UN on abortion reforms despite condemnation of existing laws as 'cruel, inhuman and degrading'

The Government is to defy the United Nations by stalling on abortion reform, despite a condemnation of the existing laws as “cruel, inhuman and degrading”.

Fri, 10 Jun, 2016