David Quinn was interviewed on the Moncrieff show. He discussed Cardinal Sean Brady’s resignation, as well as the case of homeschooling parents jailed because they wouldn’t allow their kids to undergo a state assessment. You can listen to the interview here (item begins at 5:55).
Breda O’Brien, teacher, Irish Times columnist and Iona Institute patron, recently debated surrogacy with Deirdre Madden of UCC on RTÉ’s Today with Sean O’Rourke programme. She talked about the recent surrogacy scandals, and emphasised the fact that similar things can and have happened regardless of whether surrogacy is commercial or altruistic. Madden argued that banning surrogacy in...
Breda O’Brien participated in the Marian Finucane show’s roundup of the week’s biggest news, including the case of the suicidal migrant woman and her child, as well as the death of Albert Reynolds and his legacy. Other panellists included: Stephen O’Byrnes – Former Gov. Press Secretary & Director MKC Communications, Mary O’Rourke – Former FF Minister, Sean Duignan –Former Government...
Iona Institute Director David Quinn appeared on Radio Ulster’s The Nolan Show, discussing the latest abortion case with Goretti Horgan of Alliance for Choice.
Iona’s Breda O’Brien appeared on the Sean O’Rourke Show with Sam Coulter-Smith, Master of the Rotunda Maternity Hospital, and Harry McGee of the Irish Times, discussing the case of the suicidal woman who wanted an abortion had her baby delivered by C-Section. You can listen back to the item here. She was also on BBC...
David Quinn appeared on Today FM’s The Last Word with Matt Cooper. He discussed the recent upholding by the BAI of a complaint against RTE’s Mooney programme for bias over the issue of same-sex marriage. Also in studio was GLEN’s Tiernan Brady. Item begins at 24:00 minutes into the segment (segment 2).
Breda O’Brien was on RTE’s Prime Time on Tuesday evening, debating surrogacy with Dean Hutchinson of the American for-profit company Circle Surrogacy. The item was near the beginning of the programme.
Ben Conroy discusses the controversy over Pure In Heart and the best way of doing sex education on The Last Word with Matt Cooper. With Michelle Hennessy of thejournal.ie, and Bernie Judge of the Teachers Union of Ireland. Listen here. (Item starts at 1 minute 43 seconds). He was also interviewed on Drivetime by Mary Wilson....
Dr John Murray of the Iona Institute debates Justice Minister Alan Shatter’s proposal to allow same-sex adoption with Paddy Manning of Preserve Marriage, Grainne Healy of Marriage Equality and Brian Sheehan of the Gay and Lesbian Equality Network on RTE’s Prime Time. You can watch the discussion here.
Dr John Murray of the Iona Institute debated the same-sex marriage issue with Brian Finnegan of Gay Community News on the Last Word on Today FM. The item can be heard in full here.
