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Youth Defence is Ireland's pro-life organisation: Keeping Ireland abortion Free

1992
The start of Youth Defence, 1992, when several young friends came together to campaign against abortion.

Youth Defence is a highly effective grassroots pro-life group founded in response to a major push by “pro-aborts” to legalize abortion to Ireland in 1992

1995
Abortion protest at Noonan clinic

Youth Defence supporters, part of the pro-life lobby, marched through Limerick on Saturday to the constituency clinic of the Minister for Health, Mr Noonan. Gardai said that the march was conducted peacefully.

1996
Anti abortion group to take action over banning advert from radio

YOUTH Defence is to take legal action after being blocked from airing an anti abortion advertisement on RTE and local radio stations. The anti abortion group launched a £36,000 advertising campaign called Project Truth yesterday. The chairwoman of the group, Ms Niamh Nic Mhathuna, said that in a "sinister" move, RTE and Government censors had sought to "stifle the voice of the voiceless".

Tue 08 Aug 1996 IRTC rejects Dempsey claim on censorship

THE Independent Radio and Television Commission (IRTC) has rejected claims by Mr Noel Dempsey of Fianna Fail that its decision on Youth Defence anti abortion advertisements on local radio "smacks of censorship". Mr Dempsey said yesterday that the "stated reason for censoring the advertisements - that they were in conflict with the guidelines issued by the IRTC which prevent advertisements of a political or religions nature - is not tenable".

1999
The Irish people belong to a proud and sovereign nation and will not lose to the abortion industry, delegates at the second International Youth Defence Pro-life conference heard in Dublin at the weekend.

Niamh Nic Mhathuna, chairwoman of Youth Defence, warned that the culture of death would never succeed in undermining the Pro-Life movement in Ireland.

In the opening address at the RDS to 300 delegates Ms Nic Mhathuna said the movement in Ireland had grown and gained new members and supporters over the past year.

2007
Pro-life Rally in Dublin at the weekend. Organisers said about 2,000 people marched.

2012
Pro-life vigil outside the Dáil. The protest was organised by Youth Defence, the Life Institute, Pro-Life Campaign and Family and Life.