Sweet victory for all Mná! Thanks to the epic campaign team & everyone who signed the petition to make #BrigidsDay Ireland's new national holiday. May our spirited nation continue to rise as a beacon of equality, inclusion and progress. #TogetherWeRise
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Good evening!
Once again, I have compiled a thread of heartwarming/funny/lovely things I enjoyed throughout 2019. The news cycle can be unrelentingly bleak but here are some bits that prove it’s not all bad.
Let’s go! 💕
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In accordance with Article 46 of the Constitution, President Higgins today signed the Thirty-Sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018, and it has accordingly become law.
Abstract art by @catccohen#nyfw2018 The Vibe at Eckhaus Latta Was Like a Messy Bun That Actually Looks Good—Something I Have Never Pulled Off https://t.co/l9xx5jt5aM via @ELLEmagazine
The breathtaking beauty of female anatomy as depicted in a series of inspiring illustrations. A great way of transforming sexual education in schools: https://t.co/Sew77XlYBU
99% of success at work involves pretending: pretending to care, pretending to understand, pretending you are almost finished with that thing you have not even started. For women, it also involves pretending not to know how to do things you can do. https://t.co/ceFpfzIZKa
The Citizens' Assembly, chaired by Catherine McGuinness and widely derided by No camp as being unrepresentative of the Irish public voted 69% to hold a Referendum. The Irish public voted to Repeal by 69%.
73%- Thank you Dublin Mid-West!! You have voted for care, compassion and, most importantly, for women. What a road Mná na hÉireann have travelled. I am grateful for my fellow passengers on that journey who were #Together4Yes
“To those who say hard cases make bad law, I say hard cases and bad law together make for tragedies” #RepealTheEighth@Together4yes#Lawyers4Yes https://t.co/azfPoiBszD