I find it to be grossly unfair that abortion is not available in this country.
I recall women of my generation who got pregnant hiding out at home for the duration of their pregnancies. One girl only left the house to sunbathe in the backgarden or to see the doctor while concealing her bump by walking in a group consisting of family relatives.
We would hope that this sort of Ireland is gone now and it would be if we had abortion on demand.
I find the current criteria for getting an abortion to be a bit on the weird side. You have to have the risk of foetal abnormality or you have to be suicidal. Surely an abortion would harm a suicidal person so I do not understand how this is one of the criteria.
Why is it in the year 2016 we are still not in charge of our wombs?
We look horrendous in terms of human rights but there is more to this than how we look on the world stage.
We need this as a social right.
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What is going on with our politicians? Are they simply afraid of the response at grassroots level? We need some intelligent brave politician to come along and get this done pronto. How is it we think we can present ourselves on the World Stage as being equal to other countries in any modern setting when we still pop those badly timed pregnancies on a boat/plane to England? Our successive governements need to be embarassed by this to say the least. #Statedonthesitaterepealtheeight
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As well as being a writer/songwriter, I am also an actress. I have just been in my first play and it was an amazing experience. It was in the Ballyfermot Civic theatre in Ballyfermot and I played the part of Helena Healy. She was the mother of one of the children who died in the 1916 Rising.
I added a line out of nerves during the first night but other than that, I was fine. We played for a week and got standing ovations. There has been talk of bringing it back due to public demand which I would love. #roarofthecrowd
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I am finally going to get it all down. I am going to have to write it as fiction but so what? Even the very act of deciding to do it has lifted a weight off my shoulders. This is not the first attempt but this is the one where I am surer of who I am and what I need to do. I know there will be fallout from this but such is life.
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The bass guitarist in the band who ripped me off once asked me if I thought I was more talented than him. HIs bass was not even plugged in for the entirety of the bands tour of 1991-1992,whic kicked off in Orlando florida. I was astonished that he felt insecure enough to ask me that question considering he is a bit of a joke in the music industry. He thinks the public views him the way they do the lead singer or the lead guitarist but that is not the case. The band I am talking about are Irish in case you havent guessed.
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It is amazing for me how few well-known female songwriters there are out there. I am not talking about singer-songwriters but songwriters who have no interest in being singers.
That is where I come in. I have not an intention in the world of ever being a singer. Occasionally I toy with the idea of getting singing lessons but then I shy away from it. I guess I tend to dream my biggest when I am penniless.
I love the American songwriter Diane warren and would love to be doing what she is doing. And you know what, I will keep at it until I do.
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I know that I have as much chance as anyone else at succeeding in the music industry and it certainly open to anyone who wants to go for it. I love the democracy of the internet.
Anyone who wants to go for it can just go for it.
I can remember being at school telling my classmates that I wanted to be a songwriter and now here I am, doing my thing.
There is joy to be had in following a dream.
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A long time ago I was badly ripped off in the music industry and so now I am a bit fanatical about protecting my work.I was devastated as we hd been friends for a long time.I still resent them for what they did to me of course and it put me off songwriting for a long time and then I realised hw daft it was to think like that.Creativity will not be stifled like a forgotten dream and we should always move on and do what we do best.
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I am loving getting my music out there.I know I am not a singer but then again I am not trying to be.My talent lies in putting songs together.I dont want to do anything but this and so I will keep at it until such time as I succeed.;).
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I ws an extra on a movie called THE HONEYMOONERS Starring eric stoltz.I chatted to him a few times and then got accused by the extras director of running after him.You hv to be very careful who you chat to on a movie.Especially if he is married,American and cute.It can have all sorts of ramifications.
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Exporting a problem
I find it to be grossly unfair that abortion is not available in this country. I recall women of my generation who got pregnant hiding out at home for the duration of their pregnancies. One girl only left the house to sunbathe in the backgarden or to see the doctor while concealing her bump by walking in a group consisting of family relatives. We would hope that this sort of Ireland is gone now and it would be if we had abortion on demand. I find the current criteria for getting an abortion to be a bit on the weird side. You have to have the risk of foetal abnormality or you have to be suicidal. Surely an abortion would harm a suicidal person so I do not understand how this is one of the criteria. Why is it in the year 2016 we are still not in charge of our wombs? We look horrendous in terms of human rights but there is more to this than how we look on the world stage. We need this as a social right.
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RepealtheEight
What is going on with our politicians? Are they simply afraid of the response at grassroots level? We need some intelligent brave politician to come along and get this done pronto. How is it we think we can present ourselves on the World Stage as being equal to other countries in any modern setting when we still pop those badly timed pregnancies on a boat/plane to England? Our successive governements need to be embarassed by this to say the least. #Statedonthesitaterepealtheeight
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I was in a play
As well as being a writer/songwriter, I am also an actress. I have just been in my first play and it was an amazing experience. It was in the Ballyfermot Civic theatre in Ballyfermot and I played the part of Helena Healy. She was the mother of one of the children who died in the 1916 Rising. I added a line out of nerves during the first night but other than that, I was fine. We played for a week and got standing ovations. There has been talk of bringing it back due to public demand which I would love. #roarofthecrowd
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on getting it all down on paper
I am finally going to get it all down. I am going to have to write it as fiction but so what? Even the very act of deciding to do it has lifted a weight off my shoulders. This is not the first attempt but this is the one where I am surer of who I am and what I need to do. I know there will be fallout from this but such is life.
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Isnt it amazing,the ego of some people?
The bass guitarist in the band who ripped me off once asked me if I thought I was more talented than him. HIs bass was not even plugged in for the entirety of the bands tour of 1991-1992,whic kicked off in Orlando florida. I was astonished that he felt insecure enough to ask me that question considering he is a bit of a joke in the music industry. He thinks the public views him the way they do the lead singer or the lead guitarist but that is not the case. The band I am talking about are Irish in case you havent guessed.
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This is supposed to be an equal opportunities thing
It is amazing for me how few well-known female songwriters there are out there. I am not talking about singer-songwriters but songwriters who have no interest in being singers. That is where I come in. I have not an intention in the world of ever being a singer. Occasionally I toy with the idea of getting singing lessons but then I shy away from it. I guess I tend to dream my biggest when I am penniless. I love the American songwriter Diane warren and would love to be doing what she is doing. And you know what, I will keep at it until I do.
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We have to keep on dreaming.
I know that I have as much chance as anyone else at succeeding in the music industry and it certainly open to anyone who wants to go for it. I love the democracy of the internet. Anyone who wants to go for it can just go for it. I can remember being at school telling my classmates that I wanted to be a songwriter and now here I am, doing my thing. There is joy to be had in following a dream.
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One can only move forward really
A long time ago I was badly ripped off in the music industry and so now I am a bit fanatical about protecting my work.I was devastated as we hd been friends for a long time.I still resent them for what they did to me of course and it put me off songwriting for a long time and then I realised hw daft it was to think like that.Creativity will not be stifled like a forgotten dream and we should always move on and do what we do best.
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And so i continue dreaming
I am loving getting my music out there.I know I am not a singer but then again I am not trying to be.My talent lies in putting songs together.I dont want to do anything but this and so I will keep at it until such time as I succeed.;).
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some people can be so jealous
I ws an extra on a movie called THE HONEYMOONERS Starring eric stoltz.I chatted to him a few times and then got accused by the extras director of running after him.You hv to be very careful who you chat to on a movie.Especially if he is married,American and cute.It can have all sorts of ramifications.
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