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# Dying with dignity
From a social 'evil' to Supreme Court scrutiny: the long journey to Ireland's landmark assisted dying vote
The Dáil voted to send the Dying with Dignity Bill to committee stage earlier this week.
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Oct 10th 2020, 9:30 AM
# Dying with dignity
'What I am asking is to be given a choice': Vicky Phelan urges politicians to support Dying with Dignity Bill
The Dying with Dignity Bill will be introduced in the Dáil tomorrow.
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Sep 14th 2020, 3:34 PM
# Euthanasia
'What right do we have to tell a dying person they should continue to live in pain'
Prominent Right to Die with Dignity campaigner Tom Curran appeared before the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality today.
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Nov 22nd 2017, 7:02 PM
# Euthanasia
'People should not suffer intolerable and horrible pain if they want to exit this life'
Independent TD John Halligan introduced ‘right to die’ legislation in the Dáil today.
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Dec 15th 2015, 8:30 PM
# Assisted Suicide
"I was going to keep quiet... but this is bigger than myself" - Gail O'Rorke
O’Rorke met with TDs at Dáil Eireann today to discuss a “long overdue” bill on assisted suicide.
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May 27th 2015, 9:22 PM
# Assisted Suicide
A man with non-terminal cancer has travelled abroad to take his own life after a final meal with family
The death of Briton Jeffrey Spector is set to reignite the debate over assisted suicide in the UK.
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May 26th 2015, 6:42 PM
# Marie Fleming
Assisted suicide could be introduced in Ireland
Tom Curran said TDs are ‘willing to break ranks’ to support his right-to-die law.
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May 5th 2015, 11:35 AM
# Trouble Brewing
Enda Kenny's secret list of women is causing ructions in Fine Gael
It’s not just Fine Gael TDs who are annoyed about the special group of potential election candidates, some of those on it are equally displeased that details of it leaked.
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Jan 11th 2015, 6:00 PM
# Legislation
MS sufferer and right-to-die campaigner: 'If I was an animal...I'd be put to sleep'
Kate Tobin was diagnosed with the condition two years ago and says “Nobody can know the pain I’m going through”.
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Oct 1st 2014, 3:02 PM
# Marie Fleming
TDs will be asked to vote on new right-to-die laws before Christmas
Tom Curran, the partner of campaigner Marie Fleming who died last year, says new legislation he’s been working on is almost complete.
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Aug 30th 2014, 10:30 AM
# Your Say
Poll: Should medicinal cannabis be legalised?
Good idea? Bad idea?
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Jun 13th 2014, 9:01 AM
# Multiple Sclerosis
Cannabis helped Marie Fleming 'in lots of ways that prescribed drugs weren't able to'
Smoking cannabis helped with pain, spasms and to lift her mood, Tom Curran revealed today.
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Jun 12th 2014, 5:09 PM
# hair's breadth
Right-to-die campaigner Tom Curran looks set to miss out on Arklow seat
The Arklow tally shows Tom Curran at 6.23 per cent. There are six seats for the taking.
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May 24th 2014, 3:30 PM
# sunday interview
"The whole thing really started before Marie died..": Right-to-die campaigner Tom Curran on his Wicklow council bid
The partner of Marie Fleming, whose court battle ignited a national campaign on right-to-die issues, is running in the the local elections this May.
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Mar 9th 2014, 8:45 AM
# tom curran
Partner of Marie Fleming drafting new right-to-die legislation
Tom Curran has asked a group of barristers to draft legislation on the issue, and says the initial work could be completed by the start of next month.
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Mar 8th 2014, 8:30 PM
# Right to die
Marie Fleming laid to rest this afternoon after Wicklow service
The grief and mourning for the 59-year-old was palpable in Avoca today.
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Dec 22nd 2013, 3:30 PM
# Tom Barry
The grab seen around the world - the internet reacts to Tom Barry
Fine Gael say that they have ‘nothing further to add’ to general secretary Tom Curran’s statement and will not comment on any possible disciplinary procedures.
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Jul 12th 2013, 10:55 AM
# Right to die
Taoiseach rejects plea to allow for assisted suicide
Enda Kenny was asked to ‘show some compassion’ to the family of terminally ill Marie Fleming and consider changes to the law.
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May 29th 2013, 3:41 PM