'I'm delighted those women were able to access the care they needed' - Leitrim campaigner on new abortion figures

The number of women who live in the Shannonside region who had abortions in Ireland has increased by 47 per cent in the past four years.

The Department of Health says there were 196 from Longford, Leitrim and Roscommon last year - up from 133 in 2020.

The country's near-total ban on abortions was scrapped in 2018 after a referendum.

Bernie Linnane, from Leitrim for Choice, has been reacting to the new figures.

The number of abortions in Ireland rose significantly last year.

10,852 women terminated a pregnancy in 2024 - a jump from around 8,000 in 2023.

Bernie hit back at some of the criticism over the rise: