Joe McCarroll

Joe McCarroll is a conservative campaigner in Ireland. He has campaigned against abortion, Same-sex Marriage and divorce. McCarroll was a lecturer in Ethics, in Clonliffe College, Dublin, he worked as an education officer with responsibility for School Attendance, for Dublin Corporation.

Joe McCarroll
Chairman of Pro Life Campaign
In office
March 1992 – December 2015
Vice-Chairman of the Anti-Divorce Campaign
In office
January 1995 – November 1995
National Secretary of Family Solidarity
Personal details
NationalityIrish
OccupationLecturer, Public Servant
Known forAnti-Divorce, Anti-Abortion campaigning

He was part of the editorial group of The Brandsma Review.[1] McCarroll also had a book, Is the School around the corner just the same, published by Brandsma Books. He also contributed to other publications and newspapers.

Anti-Divorce Campaign
See also: Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland

Joe McCarroll, along with Des Hanafin, is a founding member, and vice-chairman, of the Anti-Divorce Campaign, [2] which successfully campaigned for a No vote in the 1986 Divorce Referendum (Tenth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 1986) The Anti-Divorce Campaign unsuccessfully campaigned for a No vote in the 1995 divorce referendum.[3][4] He warned that if it were to pass, people would be divorced against their will.

Does that mean that if one partner says there is such a prospect [no reasonable prospect of reconciliation], the court is then obliged to deny a divorce? If it doesn't mean that, then you have unilateral divorce against the will of the other person[5]

— Joe McCarroll

The referendum was passed by a slim margin, and after an unsuccessful court challenge by Des Hanafin, was signed into law in June 1996.[6]

Abortion
See also: Abortion in the Republic of Ireland and Pro Life Campaign

Joe McCarroll co-founded the Pro Life Campaign in 1992, and was its chairman until December 2015. He was active in the PLC, giving opening and closing statements at seminars.[7][8][9][10]

2002 Abortion referendum
See also: Twenty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution Bill, 2002 (Ireland)

While chairman of the Pro Life Campaign he called for a 'yes' vote in the Twenty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution Bill, 2002 (Ireland),[11] which was rejected by the people in the vote. He said the proposed amendment was "not anti-woman" and would "put the unborn on the social radar screen" so that women with an unexpected pregnancy could be supported, and that the amendment would provide a very good barrier against "anyone smuggling in abortion and describing it as medical treatment."

LGBT rights

In 1993, as national secretary of Family Solidarity, he campaigned against the decriminalisation of homosexuality, calling it "unnatural",.[12] In 2015, in the lead up to the marriage equality referendum, he campaigned against it, and called for a no vote.[13]

See also

References
  1. Lowry, Nick (December 1998 – January 1999). "We're RC- But Not Religiously Correct". The Brandsma Review. Vol. 7 no. 6. Archived from the original on 26 April 2003. Our editorial group now consists of ourselves (Nick and Mary Lowry), Joe McCarroll, Fr Brendan Purcell, David Manly, Louis Power and Peadar Laighléis
  2. "Monaghan Anti-Divorce Meeting". Anglo-Celt. 23 November 1995. p. 8.
  3. Coulter, Carol (31 August 1995). "Opponents of divorce prepare campaign". The Irish Times. p. 5.
  4. "Anti-Divorce Committee". The Irish Times. 25 January 1995. p. 32.
  5. "This Week They Said". The Irish Times. 16 September 1995. p. 12.
  6. Newman, Christine (15 June 1996). "Result of divorce referendum is formally signed by High Court". The Irish Times. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  7. Cora Sherlock [@CoraSherlock] (22 September 2012). "Opening remarks by Dr Joe McCarroll, Chair of Pro Life Campaign at start of national seminar #plc2012" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. "Our People". Pro Life Campaign. Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Dr. Joseph McCarroll is Chairperson of the Pro Life Campaign.He is also an author and social commentator.
  9. Cora Sherlock [@CoraSherlock] (22 September 2012). "Dr Joe McCarroll giving closing address at #plc2012 after a very successful seminar" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. Cora Sherlock [@CoraSherlock] (6 April 2016). "@daithigorman What? Joe McCarroll is no longer Chairperson, hasn't been since December 2015. @JimJRedmond @Colmogorman" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. Siggins, Lorna (22 February 2002). "Chairman urges hard work to ensure Yes vote". The Irish Times.
  12. McCarroll, Joseph (23 April 1993). "The case against homosexual law reform". The Irish Times. p. 4.(subscription required)
  13. "Slippery Slope, 1993". Broadsheet.ie. 12 May 2015.
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