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  • 22 May 18

Brian O'Driscoll and Mark Hamill latest to express support for repeal

Brian O'Driscoll and Mark Hamill latest to express support for repeal
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American actor, Mark Hamill, and Irish rugby icon, Brian O’Driscoll, are the latest high-profile men to voice their support for the removement of the Eighth Amendment this Friday.

American actor, Mark Hamill, and Irish rugby icon, Brian O’Driscoll, are the latest high-profile men to voice their support for the removal of the Eighth Amendment this Friday.

Both expressing their support via Twitter, Brian O’Driscoll can be seen sporting a Together For Yes badge, the tweet simply captioned, 'For progressive healthcare'.

Hamill expressed his longstanding support for women’s reproductive rights after an Irish man tweeted him directly about the upcoming referendum.

You can view the tweets in question below:

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