Phimosis is the condition in question where the foreskin can't retract properly over the glans. There is also paraphimosis, which is where the foreskin can't return to its initial position after being pulled back.

In infants, if there is a difficulty urinating due to these conditions (generally the former, not the latter as, at that age, the foreskin won't retract fully anyway) then circumcision is necessary.

Also, male circumcision, while not illegal, is not standard practice in Irish maternity hospitals. When it is performed, It is generally done so under general anaesthesia. Also, the minimum age for all hospitals is 6 months old, and some hospitals stipulate a higher minimum age even for cultural or religious circumcisions.

Contrary to what you're saying, MGM i.e. circumcision, is not as dangerous as FGM. While I disagree with both types, the fact remains that MGM has much less inherent risk involved.

And the countries in which FGM are prevalent are not exactly shining bastions of equality between sexes, so naturally there will be people speaking out against it.

I think this conspiracy you're trying to peddle is misleading - it's well known that it is men that take their own lives in a higher proportion than women, that's why organisations like Pieta house exist. And the points being made that "if 83% of suicides were women, money would blah blah" are valid, but only because we as a society are trying to redress the balance - women's health was all but disregarded for centuries until recently.

I'm currently going through the maternity service with my wife, our first child is on the way, and the system there is riddled with sexist attitudes - doctor knows best and woman is being "fussy" (their word, not mine) if she disagrees or even has questions about any of her treatment. This is just one example.

Yes there are inequalities that are detrimental of men, but there are also lots more that are detrimental to women. Perhaps it shouldn't be a case of "if that was a woman, etc.", because for every one of those, there are ten cases where you could say "well, if that was a man, etc." It should be the case that, when we see an inequality, we try to redress it.

Feminism gets a lot of hate, but the point is that it's a movement by women trying to stake a claim to equal measures as men in areas where there historically has been inequality (for women, that's almost everything). I don't think you'd find a feminist on earth who thinks that something shouldn't be done about the high male ratio of suicide victims.