Behind the Headlines | No place like home?

Recorded February 13, 2024. The upcoming referendums to amend the
Irish constitution propose to introduce a wider definition of
family and remove the text on the role of women in the home. As
interested parties set out their cases for and against the
suggested changes, a recent Irish Times column has argued that the
editing out of the word ‘home’ is not accidental. But what is the
Irish home? Is it a place of caring and belonging? Are women still
perceived to be at its centre? And who is excluded by the
identification of home with family? In this Behind the Headlines,
we discuss the referendum proposals and the meanings of 'home' in
contemporary Ireland. Speakers: Tom Clonan, Senator, University of
Dublin Panel Rachael Walsh, Associate Professor and Fellow at the
School of Law (TCD) Lindsey Earner-Byrne, Professor of Contemporary
Irish History, School of Histories and Humanities (TCD) Claire
O’Connell, Board Member of LGBT Ireland, steering group member of
the Assisted Human Reproduction Coalition and the LGBT+ Parenting
Alliance on Assisted Human Reproduction. Learn more at:
https://www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/