March 8th, 2024 represents a historic day in Ireland On March 8th, the country will vote on two proposed amendments to articles in the Constitution, which refer to the family and the role of care within the home. In a matter of weeks, voters will be asked to approve various amendments to Article 41 of the […]
1 year ago
It will take place in November. The Government has announced that there will be a referendum on gender equality held later this year. Proposals for constitutional amendments are to be published by the end of June and a referendum is set to take place in November. This follows the recommendations made by the Citizen’s Assembly […]
3 years ago
They are looking for more answers. Mother and Baby Home survivors are calling for a referendum that would allow them constitutional assurance that those separated from parents or children would get access to birth information. Looking to get proper access to these documents from the State, several groups came together before an Oireachtas committee on […]
4 years ago
RTE received almost 1,300 complaints following the Claire Byrne Live referendum special. 1,277 people contacted the national broadcaster to complain about the programme which aired the second Monday before the referendum on the eighth amendment. RTE has said that 92 percent of complaints referred to claims of unfairness towards the ‘Yes’ side of the debate. […]
8 years ago
We can understand his reasons. Yesterday, Ireland officially voted to repeal the eighth amendment of the constitution, with a landslide victory by the ‘Yes’ side. 66.4 percent of people voted ‘Yes’ to repeal the eighth amendment, with 33.6 percent voting ‘No’ to retain the amendment. Donegal was the sole county with a majority ‘No’ vote. […]
8 years ago
STOPPPP. Yesterday, Ireland took to the polls to decide whether to repeal or retain the eighth amendment. As we now know, the country appears to have voted overwhelmingly in favour of ‘Yes’ – great news for all involved. Today, we all waited with baited breath for the official results to come in knowing that we […]
8 years ago