Floodgates
# floodgates - Monday 27 May, 2013
Column: Let’s stop using the ‘floodgates’ argument when debating social change
Divorce, contraception and abortion – all debates that have been been subject to the ‘slippery slope’ argument. But that’s precisely what clear legislation rules out, writes Nathan Wheeler.
# floodgates - Monday 15 April, 2013
Second minister appears to reject calls for ‘sunset clause’ in abortion law
Alan Shatter suggests it would be more appropriate not to have a legal expiry date written into forthcoming laws on abortion.
# floodgates - Sunday 14 April, 2013
Fine Gael TDs suggest ‘sunset clause’ in abortion legislation
A number of TDs have put forward a sunset clause, which would mean abortion legislation would be reviewed after a number of years.
# floodgates - Friday 16 December, 2011
Over 1,000 homes flooded during October’s heavy rain
The report also promises there will not be a repeat of the situation in south Dublin where keys to close floodgates were missing.
# floodgates - Saturday 10 December, 2011
Watch: Thierry Henry breaks down in tears as his statue is unveiled at Arsenal
It was an emotional return to the club he graced for eight years, under the watchful eye of the man who bought him from Juventus.
# floodgates - Tuesday 25 October, 2011
Dublin City Council ‘not capable of handling emergencies’ says TD
Eoghan Murphy has raised the council’s response to last night’s flooding in the Dáil, saying some aspects were “incompetent”.
# floodgates - Thursday 6 October, 2011
American star Merritt wins appeal against Olympic ban, others may follow
LaShawn Merritt, who had been banned from competing at next year’s Olympic Games due to a doping offence, has appealed successfully to get the ruling overturned.
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