Deirdre Brennan

Photographer
Ireland's Abortion Rights Campaign
Stories (1)
Location: Dublin
Nationality: Irish
Biography: Deirdre Brennan is a Dublin based documentary photographer and photo journalist. She holds a Bachelor in Fine Art Sculpture from the National College of Art and Design in Dublin, Ireland. Shortly after graduation Deirdre moved to New York City... MORE
Public Story
Ireland's Abortion Rights Campaign
Copyright Deirdre Brennan 2024
Date of Work Jul 2017 - Sep 2018
Updated Nov 2018
Topics Abortion, Civil Rights, Health/Healing, Womens Rights
When I was a student in art college in Dublin I used to march in protests for the reproductive rights of Ireland women. I moved to New York City after college where I worked as a contract photographer with The New York Times from 7 years. I returned to Ireland as a photojournalist and I now photograph the protests I used march in.
In May 2018 Ireland voted by a landslide majority to repeal a near-total ban on abortion, an extraordinary victory for women’s rights that confirms the country’s transformation from a bastion of religious conservatism to one of Europe’s most liberal democracies.
This story focuses on the national mood in Ireland and the emerging divisions as the country prepared for the long awaited referendum on the legalisation of abortion.



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