The issue of the ‘right to die’ has resurfaced in Ireland after ‘right to die’ campaigner, Tom Curran, admitted he has helped some 200 people to plan their suicides. David Quinn of The Iona Institute, and Michael Nugent of Atheist Ireland, debated on The Pat Kenny Show today (June 15) whether such a right exists....
Iona Institute spokesperson and Irish Times columnist, Breda O’Brien, appeared on Tonight with Vincent Browne last Thursday (June 9) to debate the future of denominational education, among other issues. The discussion was prompted by an announcement from Education Minister, Richard Bruton, that divesting of some Catholic schools is to be fast-tracked. The programme can be found...
Dr Tom Finegan, Research and Policy Officer with The Iona Institute was on the Lunchtime programme on Newstalk yesterday (June 9) to discuss the finding by the UN Human Rights Committee that Ireland’s law against abortion is ‘cruel’ and ‘inhumane’. He was preceded by Colm O’Gorman of Amnesty International, Ireland. Tom argued that this finding...
This week, new Education Minister, Richard Bruton, announced plans to speed up divestment of some Catholic schools so as to allow a wider choice of schools to parents. David Quinn of The Iona Institute and Paddy Monahan of Educate Equality debated the new proposals on The Right Hook on Monday. The debate can be heard here....
On Wednesday, May 11, Maria Steen (pictured) of The Iona Institute debated the issue of abortion and the 8th amendment with Colm O’Gorman of Amnesty International Ireland. They appeared together on the Pat Kenny Show on Newstalk. A highlight was when Maria asked Colm a question that resulted in several seconds silence from Colm which was...
The Bishops of Northern Ireland this week issued guidelines ahead of Assembly elections there. This detailed the sort of issues Catholic voters should keep to the forefront of their minds. But is this ‘interference’ in politics by the Bishops? David Quinn debated this question on the Nolan Show on BBC Northern Ireland. He said that...
David Quinn was on Spirit Radio this week to discuss the new Apostolic Exhortation, Amoris Laetitia. He says that people would be missing the point of it if they believed there was no longer any need to teach in its fullness what the Church has to say about marriage and the family. The item can...
Maria Steen of the Iona Institute was on the Pat Kenny Show on Newstalk on Monday, April 12 to discuss the abortion issue and in particular the decision by a court in Northern Ireland to give a woman who used an abortion pill to terminate her pregnancy a suspended sentence. The item can be found...
John Pontifex of Aid to the Church in Need UK was interviewed on The Right Hook on Newstalk on Thursday, April 7, to explain why the persecution of Christians and other religious minorities by ISIS must be classified as genocide by the international community. John was in Ireland to speak on the topic at the...
Newstalk has issued a new poll on abortion that appears to show widespread support for abortion on the grounds of disability, but at the same time shows fewer than half of people want to repeal our pro-life amendment. David Quinn discusses the poll on Newstalk’s Lunchtime show. Listen back here. (The item begins four minutes...
