Irish Times has major crediblity issues after misrepresenting facts on abortion story.

The recent story by the Irish Times about an abortion that took place under the government's recent abortion bill turns out to be confusing and raises many questions about that paper's impartiality and credibility.

The Pro Life Campaign has said the recent apology from The Irish Times over its false and misleading story on abortion is “inadequate” and “raises major credibility issues” for the newspaper.

Full statement by the Pro Life Campaign here. 
Not only is the legislation not effective it seems that the manner in which they reported may have breached the privacy of the woman in question.
The bias of the Irish Times when it comes to reporting on abortion has never been in doubt.

Pro Life Campaign 'will now devote its energies to the repeal of unjust law' as President signs abortion bill into law

The Pro Life Campaign has said the passage into law today of the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill “is a very sad day for our country” and “for the first time in our history makes it legal to deliberately target the life of an innocent human being.”

Caroline Simons of the Pro Life Campaign said: “Despite what the Taoiseach and others claim, the new law is life-ending, not life-saving. The Government brought forward this law in the full knowledge that abortion is not a treatment for suicidal feelings and ignored all the peer-reviewed evidence showing that abortion has adverse mental health consequences for women.

“This is a very sad day for our country. For the first time in our history, it is now legal to deliberately target the life of an innocent human being. The Pro Life Campaign will now devote its energies to the repeal of this unjust law. We will give very careful consideration in the coming weeks to the best way to bring this about.

“The pro-life movement is mobilised and growing. We have seen the biggest ever gatherings of pro-life people in recent weeks. The passage of this bill into law marks a new beginning not an end for pro-life activism. Fine Gael has broken its solemn pre-election commitment not to introduce abortion legislation. This will most definitely be remembered at the next election.”

Senator Fidelma Healy Eames speach in Seanad

Read the full text of Senator Eames' speech during the debate on the government's abortion bill.

Dáil fails to vote on government's abortion bill.

After an all night session the Dáil failed to get through all the amendments and broke after 5am. Some of our Galway for Life people were outside the Dáil all night at the silent vigil. The vigil will continue later today after the debate resumes.

Please try to get to the Silent Vigil For Life tomorrow night at the time of the vote on abortion.

Tomorrow is a very significant day for Ireland with the Dáil due to vote on the abortion Bill late tomorrow night. The Silent Vigil For Life will take place from 8-11pm outside Dáil Éireann, Kildare Street.

Galway For Life, the local branch of the Pro Life Campaign, has welcomed the vote by the majority of Galway’s TDs against the Government’s abortion bill.

From today's Galway Independent:

A spokesperson for Galway For Life said Deputy Walsh had stood by Fine Gael's 2011 General Election promise not to legislate for abortion. “Fine Gael's betrayal of its promise to the Irish people on this issue is something that will not be forgotten,” she said.

Full report here.

All Ireland Rally for Life

Don't forget the All Ireland Rally for Life tomorrow. There are still places available on buses from Galway. It starts from Parnell Square at 2PM. For bus information contact Maria at: 087 6217702.