The failure of Monaghan Co Council to debate an Urgent Business Motion at its meeting on Monday on the subject of The Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill currently before the national legislators was an opportunity missed.
Local elected representatives rarely turn down the chance to make their views known on the issues of the day – and there is no issue more topical at the present time that the Government’s decision to amend the country’s laws on abortion.
In strict procedural terms, it is debatable whether the …