The Politics of Sexual Morality in Ireland

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The research for this book was prompted by a combination of events, in particular the election of Mary Robinson to the Presidency of Ireland and the X Case. This text is an exploration of the dynamics between the courts, the legislators and the Irish citizens in relation to certain socio-sexual questions: divorce, contraception, abortion, and homosexuality. Spanning 73 years since the creation of the Irish State, the text questions the nature of the moral order regulating Irish society and the concept of democracy underlying it. It examines the fragile balance struck between tradition and modernity.