‘Ireland will have extreme regime’

Ireland could become one of the world’s most extreme pro-abortion countries if the Eighth Amendment is repealed, the Dáil was told last night.

Unlike previous nights during this debate, the majority of speakers opposed repeal the controversial 1983 amendment.

Fianna Fáil’s public expenditure spokesman Dara Calleary said while he welcomed holding a referendum, the proposal to repeal the Eighth Amendment was “a leap too far for me”.