Historic Bill Drafted by Laoise De Brún BL
Gender Recognition (Amendment) (Prisons) Bill 2023 New Bill aims to amend the GRA 2015 and stop males being housed in Irish women’s prisons The Bill… Read More »Historic Bill Drafted by Laoise De Brún BL
The Countess Team
The Countess: Sex and Gender In Irish Prisons 2023 – Policy Paper
The Countess published our first policy paper on 16th June 2023, titled “Gender and Sex in Irish Prisons”. This is the culmination of 3 years… Read More »The Countess: Sex and Gender In Irish Prisons 2023 – Policy Paper
The Value of Free Speech
Introduction How much do we value our right to free speech? How important is free speech in maintaining a healthy democracy? Can a robust exchange… Read More »The Value of Free Speech
School Statements of Objection & Withdrawal of Consent
Teaching gender identity as fact in schools has emerged as a subject of considerable concern for parents, teachers and professionals working to promote the welfare… Read More »School Statements of Objection & Withdrawal of Consent
Report on the consultation on the Draft Primary Curriculum Framework
The Draft Primary Curriculum Framework was published for consultation in February 2020. The
consultation was carried out over two phases between February 2020 and the end of March
2022.
Consultation on Updated Junior Cycle SPHE Curriculum
The Countess submission to the NCCCA consultation on the Draft Junior Cycle Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) Short Course curriculum. Following a review of… Read More »Consultation on Updated Junior Cycle SPHE Curriculum
TENI Policies
This is the third and final part of our series examining TENI’s policies, practices and governance. Since the publication of the first two articles in… Read More »TENI Policies
Trans inclusion means Muslim exclusion
With Islam’s strict rules on modesty and segregation of the sexes, single-sex spaces matter to Muslim women. If Muslim women no longer have a private,… Read More »Trans inclusion means Muslim exclusion
Scottish Committee Car crash: Regina Doherty says the quiet bit out loud
Senator Regina Doherty’s appearance before the Scottish Parliament’s Equality, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee on June 22nd was an extraordinary example of how gender… Read More »Scottish Committee Car crash: Regina Doherty says the quiet bit out loud
THE COUNTESS FIGHTS THE INQUISITION
By The Editors, Gript.
It was interesting, last week, to observe in real time the emergence of a new Irish lobby group. The launch of “Trans Equality Together” was widely covered in the mainstream media, and the group had a banner first week, leading the charge against RTE’s Joe Duffy and his “LiveLine” programme,