▁and ▁called ▁for ▁women ▁with ▁children ▁to ▁be ▁laid ▁off ▁from ▁the ▁Irish ▁Public ▁S ector . ▁She ▁also ▁den ounced ▁pre - men stru al ▁advice ▁for ▁children ▁and ▁sex ▁education , ▁claim ing ▁it ▁was ▁dis g ust ing . ▁ ▁Media ▁Cont ribution s ▁U í ▁Bh ri ain ▁is ▁a ▁frequent ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁print ▁and ▁online ▁media ▁publications , ▁subm itting ▁letters ▁and ▁articles ▁on ▁the ▁topics ▁and ▁campaign s ▁she ▁supports . ▁Her ▁contributions ▁have ▁been ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁Irish ▁Times , ▁Irish ▁Independent ▁and ▁The ▁Irish ▁Catholic ▁newsp apers , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁on ▁online ▁sites ▁such ▁as ▁The J ournal . ie ▁and ▁the ▁Daily ▁Edge . ▁She ▁has ▁also ▁featured ▁in ▁television ▁and ▁radio ▁deb ates . ▁▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁general ▁election ▁U í ▁Bh ri ain ▁ran ▁for ▁D á il ▁É ire ann ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁pro - life ▁candidate ▁for ▁Dublin ▁Central ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁general ▁election . ▁She ▁gained ▁ 5 1 4 ▁first ▁prefer ences , ▁amount ing ▁to ▁ 1 . 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁vote , ▁and ▁was ▁elimin ated ▁on ▁the ▁fifth ▁count ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 5 5 2 ▁votes . ▁ ▁Youth ▁Def ence ▁U í ▁Bh ri ain ▁co - f ounded ▁the ▁anti - ab ort ion ▁campaign ▁group ▁Youth ▁Def ence . ▁ ▁She ▁spoke ▁at ▁the ▁Catholic ▁event , ▁Me eting ▁for ▁friendship ▁among ▁pe op les , ▁in ▁R im ini