Over 30,000 people from all over Ireland attended the pro-life vigil which took place in Dublin on Saturday 19th January making it by far the largest pro-life demonstration which has ever taken place in Ireland.The vigil which was supported by all pro-life groups sent a very powerful message to the Irish Government that any attempt to legislate for abortion in Ireland will not be tolerated.
Speakers at the vigil included Niamh Ui Bhriain of the Life
Institute, Bernie Smith of Precious Life David Manly of Family and Life
Caroline Simons of the Pro-Life Campaign, Mickey Harte, the Tyrone football
manager, and Bernadette Goulding of womenhurt.ie.
we are attaching some of the photographs and a video of the vigil which to coin a phrase speak for themselves.
Niamh Ui Bhriain of the Life Institute told the crowd that
"Fine Gael are pressing to legalise the direct and intentional killing of
children on the grounds of suicide" and that "we are here to remind
them that votes are transferable things - and that on the issue of abortion the
people are not for turning."
"They should, as that great patriot Patrick Pearse said,
beware of the risen people who would take what you would not give.
"Because if Fine Gael don't protect life, they will
truly have awoken a sleeping giant. They will have crossed the line for the
pro-life majority. And today we pledge to Fine Gael that if they break their
pro-life promise they will never get our votes again," she said to
sustained applause.
The pro-life spokeswoman told the crowd that the British
David Steele, who is described as the architect of the British Abortion Act
recently said 'I never envisaged there would be so many abortions'.
"Is that what Fine Gael want? To be the party that
looks back and says, 'We never envisaged there would be so many abortions'?
" she asked.
She urged Fine Gael to take the opportunity to do the right
thing. "To stand with the people, to stand for mothers and babies, to have
the courage to stand on the world stage, and be leaders in protecting human
life."
