Brenda Power was born on 1962 and is an Irish journalist, barrister and a radio and television broadcaster on RTE and Newstalk.
12 Facts About Brenda Power
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Brenda Power is a graduate of the College of Commerce, Rathmines, with a diploma in journalism.
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Brenda Power has featured as a panelist in TV3's Midday Programme and RTE's Cutting Edge panel show.
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Brenda Power presented radio shows, including the phone-in programme Your Call on Newstalk, and had worked for RTE since 2000, presented The Brenda Power Show on RTE Radio 1.
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Brenda Power has worked for The Irish Press group writing The People Column.
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Brenda Power wrote for Magill and Image Magazines, and as a columnist with The Sunday Times and the Irish Daily Mail.
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Brenda Power has been known for her Catholic and conservative viewpoints.
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Brenda Power has accused doctors allowing children under 16 access to abortion without their parent's consent of being guilty of assault.
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Brenda Power wrote in opposition to same-sex marriage in her Times Online column.
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Brenda Power is highly critical of LGBT adoption, gay pride, and the Irish gay community, which she describes as "misogynistic".
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Brenda Power has stated her support for the decision of the English High Court in Bell v Tavistock regarding puberty blockers.
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Brenda Power was interviewed by the gardai, but the Director of Public Prosecutions declined to pursue legal action, a result Power claimed was a victory for free speech.