MINDFREEDOM IRELAND ANNUAL REPORT 2024.
Sinn Fein is a well-known political party in Ireland. The two Gaelic words of the name can be translated as ‘We Ourselves’ or ‘Ourselves Alone’. Leaving all political affiliations aside, the words can also accurately describe the activities of MindFreedom Ireland, especially in relation to any dreams we may have of changing the face of […]
MindFreedom Ireland’s letter to Brendan O’Connor
Dear Brendan, Arising from your interview with Professor Annie Curtis on November 9th, I would like to raise a few points. While the interview reflected Annie’s ultimately positive experience in embracing bio-psychiatry with its attendant regime of hospitalisation and mostly drug treatment, I would like to state, from our knowledge of over 20 years of […]
Electroshock Protests May 2024 – Stop Shocking Our Mothers And Grandmothers
Mostly, elderly women receive electroshock today in Irish psychiatric institutions. Mostly electroshock takes place in Dublin in St Patrick’s private institution. It is in Dublin that almost all electroshock is available. It is nearly impossible to have informed consent as the medical model is the dominant model and continues to be promoted by those in […]
76-YEAR-OLD GRANDMOTHER LEADS CORK ELECTROSHOCK PROTEST.
Mary Maddock, a 76-year-old Cork grandmother, will lead a public protest in opposition to the still routinely used psychiatric practice of electroshock. The protest will take place at 3 pm outside The Peace Park on the Grand Parade on Saturday, May 25th. Electroshock is a procedure in which up to 120 volts of electricity are […]
MindFreedom Ireland Dublin Electroshock Protest
The MindFreedom Ireland Dublin protest is on Saturday, May 18th, at noon outside the GPO. Last year a similar protest was held for the first time in Dublin. MindFreedom Ireland has protested almost every year since 2007. We continue to protest because electroshock can cause cellular brain damage and dysfunction. It is assault and battery […]
Cork Electroshock Protest
https://www.facebook.com/MindFreedomIreland Cork Annual Electroshock Protest will take place on the Grand Parade outside the Peace Park at 3. p.m. on Saturday, May 25th. We thank all those who have joined us over the many years since our first protest in 2007. Electroshock causes cellular brain damage. It should not be used on any human being. […]
The Truth Will Set Us Free!
Mary Maddock
The Insanity Defense
“Another criticism involves the fact that courts frequently commit those acquitted of a crime to a mental institution. These institutions may have conditions as bad as, or worse than, a prison. Also, those held in mental institutions generally do not know if or when the institution will release them. According to Dr. Charles Patrick Ewing, […]
MINDFREEDOM IRELAND ANNUAL REPORT 2023.
As the sands of 2023 run out and we are all a year older and wiser, it is time once again to report on the activities of MindFreedom Ireland as we conclude the 20th year of our existence. Over those years we have evolved from the innocent days when we naively thought we might in […]
MindFreedom Ireland Celebrates 20 Years Of Courageous Action For Human/Civil Rights.
As we approach the end of 2023, we are proud to be a small, very active affiliate of MindFreedom International. Above all, we value the freedom to be ourselves and unite with everyone who resists tyranny in any shape or form. https://drive.google.com/file/d/16N3epOQRVnNgbyNFa6-7XUxpMSFvZctz/view?usp=sharing We thank everyone who has been part of MindFreedom Ireland. We thank all […]