Person: Pauline Conroy

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p>The sale of contraceptives was illegal in December 1978 when the Contraception Action Programme called for the provision of free legal contraceptives. Nearly 44 years on, what they demanded is, partly, being provided. Picture: Derek Speirs </p>

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Clodagh Finn: A timely reminder – the road to repeal was paved with heartache for Irish women

Two events today underline the long and slow progress women have been making to achieve bodily autonomy

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Women’s family care work is limiting their earning and pensions

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Country’s speech and language services chronically under-resourced and "cannot cope with demand" — report

It’s no longer a man’s world. We don’t need the National Women’s Council

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Most missing children never found

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Non-nationals ‘permanent feature of society’

Child trafficking: ‘law must be changed’

TEN out of every 100 children coming into Ireland require serious investigation for possible child trafficking, a leading expert said yesterday.

Sat, 16 Apr, 2005

Unaccompanied minors seeking asylum ‘may end up in sex trade’

UNACCOMPANIED minors seeking asylum are living in hostels where they have to buy their own food, cook for themselves and it is very difficult to control their activities, it was claimed yesterday.

Wed, 05 Jan, 2005

Traffickers arrange the illegal arrival of one child in ten

TWO hostels have been set aside for young teenage mothers who arrive in Ireland unaccompanied by any adults, it has emerged.

Fri, 25 Jun, 2004

Reports highlights child trafficking

Ten per cent of unaccompanied children coming to Ireland are believed to be the victims of child trafficking, according to a report published today by the International Organisation for Migration.

Wed, 23 Jun, 2004