"We were touching a raw nerve. Women in Ireland wanted contraception. I mean, six children on average. Or maybe more."
— Nell McCafferty

January 1, 1970

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Civil rights activistsWomen activists from the United KingdomWomen born in the 1940sPlaywrights from Northern IrelandJournalists from Northern Ireland
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Published in connection with The Train, by Arthur Riordan and Bill Whelan (music), was staged at the Dublin Theatre Festival in 2015 and had short runs at the Abbey Theatre Dublin and The MAC Belfast in Spring 2017.