Catholic Church Archives - Solidarity (Ireland)

National Maternity Hospital must be 100% public, secular & progressive

The resounding two-thirds majority vote in the 2018 repeal referendum vote was undeniably a vote for both abortion rights, and more generally for a progressive, secular Ireland. Building on the Marriage Equality vote that affirmed LGBTQ rights, it represented a watershed rejection

Jun 26, 2021

World News

Canadian State genocide- Remains of 215 Indigenous children found in residential school

Residential schools were part of the Canadian government’s policy to forcefully assimilate Indigenous people. While the federal system, of government-sponsored religious schools was established in 1883, the origins of residential schools date to the 1830s. The Catholic Church ran the majority of

Jun 10, 2021

Women, the Church & the Irish State: A history of misogyny & repression

By Aislinn O’ Keeffe The power of the Catholic Church in Ireland was cemented even before the founding of the Irish Free State in 1922. The instatement of Penal Laws in the 17th and 18th century ensured that the repression of the

May 8, 2018

News & Analysis

Why sex education needs to be overhauled

By Grace Gageby The #MeToo movement has gained traction internationally against a backdrop of a growing revolt against sexual violence and macho culture. From the women’s marches against Trump, the Ni Una Menos movement throughout Latin America, and the ubiquitous nature of

Mar 10, 2018

News & Analysis

Tuam scandal: Church’s regime of horror exposed

By Fiona O’Loughlin When the full scale of the Tuam (grotesquely misnamed ‘Mother and Baby Home’) scandal was laid bare with the publication of names of the 796 babies who died from institutionalised state sanctioned neglect, sorrow quickly turned to rage. The

Apr 12, 2017

Featured Articles·News & Analysis·Socialist Feminism

Pope rolled out to defend abortion ban

Build a mass pro-choice movement

Jan 19, 2017

Socialist Feminism·World News

“Nasze ciała, nasz wybór”-Our bodies, our choice

Abortion rights under attack in Poland

May 13, 2016

No amendments, no “Citizens’ Convention”: Repeal the 8th now

By Ruth Coppinger TD The demand for Repeal of the 8th amendment abortion ban is growing throughout Irish society. It has become a key issue among young people, although recent polls by Amnesty show support for change across every age and region.

May 5, 2016

Featured Articles·News & Analysis·Socialist Feminism

Repealing the 8th & Women’s Emancipation today

In the last number of years there has been a significant shift in the attitudes of people in the South towards the issue of abortion, particularly in the aftermath of the tragic death of Savita Halappanavar, in late October 2012. There is

Jan 5, 2016

News & Analysis

Schools Admissions policies: Separate Church and State

By Robert Cosgrave On Sunday, October 25 hundreds of people came out on the streets of Dublin to protest against the continued dominance of the Catholic Church in the Irish education system. Similarly in an online poll for the Irish Times released

Nov 13, 2015

Catholic Church

National Maternity Hospital must be 100% public, secular & progressive

Canadian State genocide- Remains of 215 Indigenous children found in residential school

Women, the Church & the Irish State: A history of misogyny & repression

Tuam scandal: Church’s regime of horror exposed

Pope rolled out to defend abortion ban

“Nasze ciała, nasz wybór”-Our bodies, our choice

No amendments, no “Citizens’ Convention”: Repeal the 8th now

Repealing the 8th & Women’s Emancipation today

Schools Admissions policies: Separate Church and State

Socialist Alternative – Marxist journal of Solidarity

Divide & Rule pamphlet by Peter Hadden