Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Today, Diarmaid and Catriona tell the stories of the brave women and men who fought to change contraceptive law in Ireland. Two key events feature: the famous "Contraceptive train" of 1971, in which a group of women bought contraceptives in Northern Ireland - where they were legal - and brought them back across the border, and dared the Gardai to arrest them.
The second is the remarkable bravery of Mary Magee, whose legal case paved the way for contraceptives to become legal in Ireland.
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Today, Diarmaid and Catriona tell the stories of the brave women and men who fought to change contraceptive law in Ireland. Two key events feature: the famous "Contraceptive train" of 1971, in which a group of women bought contraceptives in Northern Ireland - where they were legal - and brought them back across the border, and dared the Gardai to arrest them.
The second is the remarkable bravery of Mary Magee, whose legal case paved the way for contraceptives to become legal in Ireland.
Subscribe to What Were We Like wherever you get your podcasts.
