Tom Curran

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

"Why, oh why can't I die in peace?"

The torture that is multiple sclerosis knocked on Joan Allenden's door 33 years ago. All she wants now is medical assistance to die in special circumstances

Sun, 20 Jun, 2021

Right to die: ‘An ethical issue that this country will have to address’

Though the last prosecution in Ireland for a suicide attempt was in 1967, the jury is still out on the topic of assisted dying.

Mon, 23 Apr, 2018

Fleming partner takes DPP to task

Tom Curran, the widowed partner of Marie Fleming who lost a landmark case on the right-to-die, has accused the DPP of ignoring the Supreme Court’s wish that guidelines be introduced to set out when people who help their loved ones to die would face prosecution.

Thu, 30 Apr, 2015

State to pay half of Marie Fleming's court costs

The State is to pay 50% of the costs incurred by the late Marie Fleming arising from her failed Supreme Court challenge to the law on assisted suicide.

Tue, 21 Jan, 2014