Míne Bean Uí Chribín

Míne Bean Uí Chribín (; 20 December 1927 – 6 August 2012) was an Irish traditionalist catholic activist, writer and postmaster. Uí Chribín was best known for her campaigning against contraception, abortion, divorce and sex education in schools during the 70s, 80s and 90s. In 2009, Uí Chribín garnered controversy during the Roscommon incest case for her alleged involvement in securing a High Court order which prevented the authorities from taking the children into care. The couple had six children

The wider family had briefly been associated with the Palmarians in the 1970s, however for Míne Bean Uí Chribín herself this was only for a brief time until she became associated with the Society of St. Pius X and after the death of John Paul II, the Indult Catholic community.

Career After she finished school, she worked at the Department of Posts and Telegraphs from 1944 to 1952.

The Irish Housewives Union regularly interrupted meetings of the Anti-Amendment campaign in the run-up to the referendum on abortion of 1983. The resulting row led to many parents removing their children from the school.

Involvement in Roscommon Case In 2009, allegations emerged that she had helped parents obtain a High Court injunction to prevent children being taken into care in an incest case in County Roscommon.

During the case, a Health Service Executive childcare manager said that Uí Chribín had contacted him to argue that the family needed support, not intrusion. He admitted that he had no evidence she was involved in the application, but suspected she was. She denied having any part in the application, saying she would not believe a "Hail Mary" from healthcare workers.

The mother in the case was jailed for offences including incest, sexual assault and neglect of her children.

In a statement to the Irish Independent, Uí Chribín denied providing any financial or legal assistance in the case and said that any help was "given in good faith". She said she was "shocked to learn of the revelations that have unfolded", accusing State officials of trying to scapegoat her to "deflect blame."

The Health Service Executive report into the case was released in 2010 and did not name anyone, though it did say a "Mrs B" contacted the Garda Síochána (police) after the High Court injunction was granted in October 2000. It also stated that a "Mrs B" wrote to the Minister for Children, asking the minister to stop the Western Health Board from "persecuting" the family.

Writing She wrote several books, including a novel based on how her parents met, a social history of Ballymun Cross and three books in Irish. Until she was hospitalised in 2012, she wrote for , a Catholic magazine in Irish, and wrote a children's column .