Savita's father thanks Irish voters for 'historic' abortion vote

In the referendum, people in Ireland voted overwhelmingly to overturn the abortion ban by 66.4 per cent to 33.6 per cent IMAGE: A woman reads notes left on the Savita Halappanavar mural as......

Varadkar declares victory as Ireland votes against abortion ban

One of the key cases influencing the debate on abortion in Ireland was that of Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar, who died of sepsis in a hospital in Galway after being denied an abortion during a......

Ireland votes to allow 'life-saving' abortion

Irish lawmakers on Friday overwhelmingly voted in favour of a groundbreaking law that will allow abortion in limited cases in the predominantly Catholic country, following an outcry over the death......

Ireland delays abortion bill vote after all-night debate

Ireland's parliament was forced to adjourn the debate on a bill that would legalise abortion for the first time in the predominantly Catholic country after an all-night debate on the issue moved......