Children first!
The Irish Times published an article on 6 August 2026, by Ellen Coyne, titled “New public information campaign warns of the terms “tradwife” and “manosphere.”… Read More »Children first!
The Countess Team
The Countess response to the departure of the Head of HSE Gender Healthcare & a new model of care.
The announcement that the “Head of HSE gender healthcare is to step down at the end of the year, after drafting a “new model of… Read More »The Countess response to the departure of the Head of HSE Gender Healthcare & a new model of care.
New Guide For Parents And Guardians from The Countess
The Countess team has produced a new resource for parents and guardians who are concerned about ideological influence and teaching in Irish schools Despite the… Read More »New Guide For Parents And Guardians from The Countess
School Toilets in the News Again
girls’ privacy, dignity and safeguarding are being undermined by Department guidance The implementation of mixed-sex, open style sanitary facilities in schools has come to the… Read More »School Toilets in the News Again
Women in Australia have no right to say no to men in female-only spaces
In a devastating result for women, the Australian Full Federal Court has handed down its judgement in Tickle v Giggle. Sall Grover lost her appeal… Read More »Women in Australia have no right to say no to men in female-only spaces
Countess CEO addresses the House of Commons for the second time
Laoise de Brún BL, CEO and Founder of The Countess, was invited to speak at The Women’s Policy Centre Parliamentary Roundtable on Surrogacy, hosted in… Read More »Countess CEO addresses the House of Commons for the second time
One Year later protest Belfast
Absolutely stunning, powerful, punchy and exquisitely written speech by Sorcha Nic Lochlainn, Co-Director of The Countess and Head of Sport, who spoke in Belfast at… Read More »One Year later protest Belfast
Press Statement: Gardaí ‘in favour’ of recording ethnicity of suspects
Stunning result for The Countess initiative, The Women’s Coalition on Immigation, as An Garda Suíochána come out in favour of our key demand in less… Read More »Press Statement: Gardaí ‘in favour’ of recording ethnicity of suspects
The IOC finally protects women
The campaign to restore fairness has been long and hard. Women like us across the world have been denigrated for calling for fairness in sport.… Read More »The IOC finally protects women
NEW GUIDES FOR SCHOOLS AND CLUBS
In the absence of clear guidance from the State, there has been a proliferation of opinion about what obligations schools and youth groups have towards trans-identified children… Read More »NEW GUIDES FOR SCHOOLS AND CLUBS
Submission to UN SpEcial Rapporteur Report on violence against mothers
The Countess responded to the call by UN Special Rapporteur Reem Alsalem for submissions to her report to the 62nd session of the UN Human… Read More »Submission to UN SpEcial Rapporteur Report on violence against mothers
New Guidance From ICCL Is An Activist Wishlist With No Legal Standing
The ICCL guide, entitled “Know Your Rights: A Guide for Trans and Non-Binary People”, which was published by ICCL with funding from IHREC, is dangerously… Read More »New Guidance From ICCL Is An Activist Wishlist With No Legal Standing