Contraceptive Train

Some members thought that single women should not go because "buying contraception implied they were having sex before marriage.

[7] At customs, the women involved loudly declared what they had purchased and refused to hand over the contraceptives.

[7] Women who were involved with the Contraceptive Train put themselves at risk of being detained or prosecuted for bringing birth control into Ireland.

[9] This action was a landmark moment in the Irish women's movement: it helped break the "taboo against discussing contraceptive practice.

"[6] It also made a "powerful statement" which raised awareness of the issue surrounding women and contraception.