“On Monday evening this week the Societies Guild at UCC rejected an application, backed by over 100 student signatures, to set up a pro-choice student society. The ‘reason’ the Societies Guild gave for their disgraceful decision was: ‘Your society application was brought before the Guild last evening. Unfortunately status was not approved. It is a decision that was ultimately made by a previous Guild and is being upheld. A society already exists which caters for debate in the area of abortion and choice …’” (more)
[Alan Davis, Indymedia Ireland, 28 January]