#RepealedThe8th: People stood up for the women of Ireland

The hard-fought campaign to repeal the Eighth Amendment began as soon as it was inserted into the Constitution 35 years ago. Last year the nation collectively stood up for the women of Ireland, writes Ailbhe Smyth, former co-director of Together for Yes.

When we realised we had won so irrefutably, it was for many of us as if a great weight had been lifted from our shoulders, as if we could see the clear blue sky of freedom for the first time in our lives as women.