{"product_id":"against-the-tide-rose-comiskey","title":"Against the Tide, Rose Comiskey","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe decade 1982-92 was a difficult time for Irish women. The 8th amendment to the constitution passed in 1983 made it not just illegal to obtain an abortion in Ireland but also cut off access to information and even to travel openly to another country to obtain a termination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe harshness of the legislation was highlighted by cases such as the death of school girl, Ann Lovett giving birth in a churchyard and the court injunction preventing a pregnant, 14-year-old rape victim from leaving the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese photographs by Rose Comiskey are a record of women’s resistance to the forces of church and state at this time. Women from all over Ireland and from every walk of life united and organised in street protests, public meetings and pickets such as the Right to Know and Defend the Clinics campaigns and Women’s Information Network, an illegal helpline distributing information on abortion. Despite the fact that it has been proven unworkable, the amendment remains in place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rosecomiskeyphoto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003erosecomiskeyphoto.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFor those that are not familiar with the project, \u003ca title=\"TLP Editions\" href=\"https:\/\/photoireland.org\/project\/tlp-editions\/\"\u003eTLP Editions\u003c\/a\u003e is an ongoing collection, produced and designed by \u003ca title=\"PhotoIreland\" href=\"https:\/\/photoireland.org\/about-photoireland\/\"\u003ePhotoIreland\u003c\/a\u003e, that presents work by contemporary artists in the form of uncomplicated publications. These are available through \u003ca title=\"The Library Project\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thelibraryproject.ie\/\"\u003eThe Library Project\u003c\/a\u003e in-store and online. All and any funds generated by the project go to producing more copies of the publications, ensuring we can keep promoting the artists and practices represented. These editions are regularly showcased and donated to international events and festivals, such as the Icelandic Photography Festival recently. In addition, \u003ca title=\"TLP Editions\" href=\"https:\/\/photoireland.org\/project\/tlp-editions\/\"\u003eTLP Editions\u003c\/a\u003e also grace some important shelves and collections, including that of the Hasselblad Foundation Library and the Martin Parr Foundation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eYou can find a list of all the TLP Editions \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca title=\"here\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thelibraryproject.ie\/collections\/tlp-editions\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca title=\"here\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thelibraryproject.ie\/collections\/tlp-editions\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"PhotoIreland\" href=\"https:\/\/photoireland.org\/about-photoireland\/\"\u003ePhotoIreland\u003c\/a\u003e is kindly supported by the Arts Council of Ireland to develop support projects such as the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/photoireland.org\/project\/tlp-editions\/\" title=\"TLP Editions\"\u003eTLP Editions\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by PhotoIreland\u003cbr\u003eEdition of 200\u003cbr\u003eSoftcover\u003cbr\u003e36 pages\u003cbr\u003e148×210 mm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PhotoIreland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8667200749658,"sku":"ATTRC","price":6.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2538\/3478\/products\/Rose_Comiskey_TLP_ED_RGB_Page_19.jpg?v=1527548018","url":"https:\/\/www.thelibraryproject.ie\/fr\/products\/against-the-tide-rose-comiskey","provider":"The Library Project","version":"1.0","type":"link"}