There was talk that it might be close. In the event is was a landslide to empower women to make their own choices about pregnancy and all its consequences. This is wonderful news and will stop so much heartache, suffering and guilt, let alone risk. From being one of the most conservative countries in Europe, dominated by the Roman Catholic Church, Ireland has now become one of the most enlightened. It has been a long process but at last the rights of women have trumped the cruel dogma of a seriously tarnished Church, revelations about which continue to surface and cause dismay.
With this wonderful breath of fresh air in the Republic, the attention of women now turns to the North. There is little doubt that sentiment in Ulster is the same as the South, but the DUP, propping up the tottering May government, is a total stranger to any concept of enlightenment about anything and stands in the way. Will May show courage or will she fudge it? She has managed to fudge everything else.