Pride month and the Taoiseach
As I write it is the 30th of June which signals the end of Pride month and a half of year of 2025 gone by. What… Read More »Pride month and the Taoiseach
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The Irish Penal Reform trust and the elephant in the room
The Irish Penal Reform Trust is an independent NGO that works to improve the Irish penal system through advocacy, lobbying, reports, studies, and public awareness… Read More »The Irish Penal Reform trust and the elephant in the room
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
STATEMENT: Women’s sport is under threat
Galway, 02-April Women’s sport in Ireland is under threat The Countess Sports Working Group campaign to protect female sport · Women’s and girls’ rights to fair and… Read More »STATEMENT: Women’s sport is under threat
Countess statement on the LGFA response to clubs
The Countess have received a number of emails regarding the LGFA response to queries relating to its new Transgender Policy. The LGFA response is wholly… Read More »Countess statement on the LGFA response to clubs
LGFA response letter template
The Ladies Gaelic Football Association Croke Park, Dublin 3 To: Chief Executive Officer: Helen O’Rourke A chara, Thank you for your response to my email… Read More »LGFA response letter template
Is It Time for an Irish Gender Recognition Reform Bill?
Amending the Gender Recognition Act 2015 to Protect Women Following the chaos surrounding Scotland’s Gender Recognition Reform Bill, which ultimately contributed to the resignation of… Read More »Is It Time for an Irish Gender Recognition Reform Bill?
LGFA trans policy template letter
The Ladies Gaelic Football Association Croke Park, Dublin 3 To: Chief Executive Officer: Helen O’Rourke A chara, I am writing to urge you to… Read More »LGFA trans policy template letter
The LGFA have betrayed women and girls in sport
Despite clear evidence on the physical differences between males and females, the LGFA have opted to centre males in their new Transgender Policy. This is… Read More »The LGFA have betrayed women and girls in sport
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