• Opinion
  • 29 Jul 04

The father of all battles

The father of all battles
The Hot Press Newsdesk
The Hot Press Newsdesk

Over the last two issues of Hot Press John Waters and Ivana Bacik have clashed on the issues of family law, fathers’ rights and feminism. Here, both return to the fray for final words – for now – on a debate that seems destined to run and run in Irish life.

John Waters: "I think, as Bob might have it, fook off…”

Ivana Bacik: "There is no legal cure for grief..."

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