On the day of the UPR hearing, the Irish Times published an article by Mark Kelly of the Rights Now campaign, which called, amongst other things for abortion to be legalised. In an open letter to the media, Dr Seán Ó Domhnaill responded as follows:

With just a fortnight to go to voting day, Youth Defence's new pro-life materials are being distributed the length and breadth of the country, and our 'Ask the Question' campaign is producing results. With more than an estimated 100,000 people reached so far, the response has been very positive.

The first ever 40 Days for Life in Dublin will commence on March 9th to April 17th, and will incorporate Youth Defence's Lenten Campaign. 40 Days for Life centres around two fundamental things - prayer and fasting to end abortion and bring about conversion. Participants of the 40 Days for Life...

In the wake of the European Court of Human Rights ruling in the ABC case, leading pro-life doctors have reiterated that abortion is never medically necessary. Dr Sean O Domhnaill of the Life Institute also said that it was crucial that the public was made aware that the most senior obstetricians...

We've been working hard to ensure pro-life voices are heard following the pro-abortion ruling from the European Court. You may have seen and heard our responses on RTÉ, SKY and BBC and here's a sample of press releases and letters printed in the media:       Ide...

In 2003 Dr Louise Brinton, the US National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Chief of the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, served as chairperson at an NCI workshop to assess whether abortion was implicated as a breast cancer risk. In the opinion of "over 100 of the world's leading experts"...

Youth Defence members have joined Precious Life in protesting at a conference providing lectures on abortion techniques in Co Down. The conference, hosted by the Family Planning Association and sponsored by the Joseph Rowntree Trust, aimed to teach practitioners about the grisly, ugly business...

Members of Youth Defence were outside of Dáil Éireann on Wednesday as TDs and Senators returned to work after their very (long) break. The young pro-life volunteers held a massive banner featuring a picture of Taoiseach Brian Cowen and Minister for Health Mary Harney on one side...

As you read this ezine, Youth Defence volunteers are busy in Knock gathering signatures to a pro-life petition opposing embryo research and calling for life to be protected from conception. We also held a busy stall in Clanmacnois last weekend and have a another two weeks on non-stop activities...

The Life Institute has said that the recent nomination of Irish High Court judge, Justice Liam McKechnie, to the Supreme Court is of concern to pro-life activists. Spokesman Dr Sean O Domhnaill said that the government's decision to nominate McKechnie is particularly worrying given that it comes...