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No Camels, No Cowboys: Ireland Mandates Plain Design For Cigarette Packs, Bans Brands

By Christie Rizk | May 29, 2013 05:56 PM EDT

Ireland's government is planning to ban all branding and logos from cigarette packs. A new measure will require all designs to be plain.

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Ireland’s Abortion Bill Could Save Lives, Says Irish Legislation

By Lizette Borreli | May 03, 2013 02:43 PM EDT

Irish lawmakers seek to clarify uncertainties about abortion after “X case.”

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Ireland Proposes New Abortion Law Protecting Mothers' Lives

By Susan Scutti | May 01, 2013 04:46 PM EDT

A new bill lays down the rules governing when life-saving abortions can be performed in Ireland, a country where the topic has long been a controversy.

Horse, Pig DNA Found in Beef Products Sold in Ireland

By Afrinisa Kankudti | Jan 16, 2013 09:08 AM EST

Beef products sold at various retail outlets in Ireland have been found to contain horse and pig DNA.

Terminally Ill Woman Loses First Irish Right-to-Die Case

By Sarah O'Connor | Jan 10, 2013 08:23 AM EST

An Irish woman who is terminally ill with multiple sclerosis lost her battle for the lawful right to die in the first case of its kind to be brought in Ireland.

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After Death of Savita Halappanavar, Ireland Will Legalize Abortion

By Makini Brice | Dec 19, 2012 04:33 PM EST

The government of Ireland announced that it would draft a series of new laws indicating just when an abortion would be legal in the country.

woman holds a poster during a vigil in Dublin November 17, 2012, in memory of Savita Halappanavar

Irish Rally for Government Action on Abortion

By Conor Humphries | Nov 19, 2012 01:21 PM EST

At least 5,000 people marched to the offices of Ireland's socially conservative prime minister on Saturday to call for clearer guidelines on abortion following the death of a woman denied a termination.

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Ireland to Clarify Abortion Rules After Woman's Death

By Conor Humphries | Nov 15, 2012 11:32 AM EST

Ireland's government pledged to clarify its abortion laws after a woman, who was denied a termination, died from septicemia in an Irish hospital.

Savita Halappanavar

Woman Denied Abortion in Ireland Dies in Hospital

By Christine Hsu | Nov 14, 2012 01:52 PM EST

Ireland's abortion laws came under fire following the death of a miscarrying woman who was allegedly denied a termination of her pregnancy after doctors told her it was a Catholic country.

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