TWICE recently in the Irish Examiner (June 26 and July 2), Catherine Heaney, chief executive of the IFPA, extolled the virtues of condoms and liberal sex education to prevent crisis pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections in Ireland, “rather than change behaviour and attitudes among young people”.

TO borrow the words of another former Taoiseach, John Bruton did the State some service last week.

SCHOOL sex education has failed and needs to be more explicit to combat rising rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and teenage abortions, the Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) has warned.

By Ronan Mullen TODAY’S booby prize for the most pointless media appearance goes to Catherine Heaney, chief executive of the Irish Family Planning Association.

CHEAPER air fares are encouraging more Irish women to travel to Britain for abortions. One of the preferred destinations is Liverpool where hotels organise package deals for those who need to stay overnight.

Family planners are calling for a renewed campaign to promote safe sex.

IRISH Family Planning Association chief executive Catherine Heaney has called for measures to regulate agencies counselling women in crisis pregnancies.

The Irish Family Planning Association has criticised the Government for failing to prevent thousands of Irish women from travelling abroad for abortions.

DEMAND for emergency contraception at Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) clinics has gone up by 25% this Christmas holiday period.

Sexual health and access to contraception will be two of the main issues discussed at a major international conference on parenthood taking place in Dublin today.

The Socialist Party has said the electorate is facing a "legal lottery" in next week’s abortion referendum.