Niamh Uí Bhriain

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Niamh Uí Bhriain (born 1970 in Cork) is an Irish pro-life activist and family values campaigner.

Early life

Uí Bhriain first came to prominence as the founder and original leader of Youth Defence. She claims that her inspiration behind the group came from a visit by American pro-life activist Joseph Schiedler to her parent's house during the 1983 referendum, during which he had brought with him graphic images of aborted foetuses.^[1]

1992 general election

Uí Bhriain ran for Dáil Éireann as an independent pro-life candidate for Dublin Central in the 1992 general election. She gained 514 first preferences amounting to 1.4% of the total vote.

Libel

In 1997, Justine McCarthy alleged in the Sunday Independent that Uí Bhriain had received training from American anti-abortion group Operation Rescue in how to blow up abortion clinics. Uí Bhriain then sued for libel and in 2007 won an undisclosed sum from Independent Newspapers.^[2]

Cóir

Uí Bhriain was involved in Catholic/nationalist group Cóir during both Lisbon Treaty campaigns.

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Name	Uí Bhriain, Niamh
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Short description	Irish activist
Date of birth	1970
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