Women’s Podcast: Reflecting on the campaign, on Referendum Eve

Legal, medical and academic experts speak to Kathy Sheridan

Women’s Podcast: Katha Pollitt, Fiona de Londras, Kathy Sheridan and Rhona Mahony reflect on the referendum campaign

“The Eighth was a pre-emptive strike against women’s liberation in this country.”

On Referendum Eve, legal expert Professor Fiona de Londras reflects on the campaign with Kathy Sheridan, on the latest episode of the Women's Podcast.

Also joining the conversation: Dr Rhona Mahony, fresh from her rounds at the National Maternity Hospital on Holles Street, and acclaimed American journalist Katha Pollitt, author of, Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights, who has been in Ireland for the past week to cover the referendum for The Nation.

But first, after an editorial in today's The Irish Times calling for a repeal of the Eighth Amendment, Tara Flynn puts words to The Women's Podcast's view on the referendum.

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Jennifer Ryan

Jennifer Ryan is a former audio producer at The Irish Times