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26th January 2018 The Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) and CervicalCheck – the National Cervical Screening Programme - have today launched the Pearl of Wisdom campaign to highlight the vital importance of free regular cervical screening.…

    The IFPA clinics in Tallaght and Dublin City Centre will be closed on Christmas Day, Stephen's Day and New Year's Day.   Here are the complete opening hours…

"We have an urgent need for safe and legal abortion care in this country." On Wednesday, 15th November 2017, the IFPA's Medical Director, Dr Caitriona Henchion, testified before the Joint Oireachtas…

The IFPA has made a prebudget submission in relation to the Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) budget for 2018. We call for more funding for reproductive health within Ireland's bilateral programmes…

Press Release, Wednesday, 16th August 2017 Irish Family Planning Association supports HPV vaccine The Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) has today (16.08.17) called on women and parents to prevent cervical…

The below letter to the Editor was published in the Irish Medical Times on 11th August 2017. Those who advocate for the retention of the Eighth Amendment erroneously assert that…

August 2017 sees the Irish Family Planning Assocation (IFPA) and Durex Ireland partner for an educational initiative aiming to prevent unintended or crisis pregnancy in Ireland. National advertisement runing August…

Press Release, Thursday, 27th July 2017  Human Rights expert committee “troubled” by Ireland’s failure to reform the abortion law The United Nations (UN) Committee Against Torture has today (27.07.17) questioned…