▁day . ▁There ▁were ▁also ▁protest s ▁in ▁Gal way , ▁L imer ick , ▁C ork ▁& ▁other ▁cities ▁& ▁towns ▁around ▁Ireland . ▁A ▁protest ▁was ▁also ▁held ▁outside ▁the ▁Irish ▁Emb ass y ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁a ▁similar ▁Black ▁Protest ▁in ▁Poland ▁several ▁months ▁earlier , ▁which ▁itself ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁I cel and ic ▁women ' s ▁strike . ▁ ▁The ▁march , ▁and ▁repe al ▁movement , ▁was ▁critic ised ▁by ▁some ▁anti - ab ort ion ▁writers . ▁ ▁Some ▁participants ▁thought ▁the ▁coverage ▁of ▁the ▁event ▁on ▁R T É , ▁Ireland ' s ▁national ▁broad c aster , ▁was ▁ins u fficient , ▁and ▁organ ised ▁a ▁follow - up ▁pick et ▁of ▁R T É ▁stud ios . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁Irish ▁government ▁conven ed ▁a ▁Cit iz ens ' ▁Assembly ▁to ▁make ▁non - binding ▁recommend ations ▁on ▁this ▁constitution al ▁ban ▁on ▁abort ion , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁still ▁deliber ating ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁protest . ▁ ▁the ▁Assembly ▁hasn ' t ▁finished ▁its ▁work . ▁The ▁protest ▁also ▁took ▁place ▁as ▁details ▁about ▁the ▁Bon ▁Sec ours ▁Mother ▁and ▁Baby ▁Home ▁in ▁Tu am ▁were ▁being ▁revealed , ▁with ▁some ▁post ers ▁referencing ▁those ▁events . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Ab ort ion ▁in ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland ▁ ▁E ighth ▁Am end ment ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁of ▁Ireland , ▁the ▁constitution