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Irish Parliament approved referendum regarding constitutional amendment on divorce 31 January
THE GOVERNMENT HAS approved the holding of a referendum around changing the waiting times for a couple seeking a divorce in May of this year.
The referendum …
Op-ed: Further constitutional reform in Ireland should be handled with care6 December 2018
The Government has committed to holding two more constitutional referendums on the same day as the European and local elections next May. One will seek to ease …
Ireland votes to remove blasphemy from its Constitution1 November 2018
Every single one of the 40 constituencies in Ireland voted to remove the word “blasphemous” from article 40.6.1 of the Constitution in a unanimity unique in rec…
Op-ed: Ireland's experience with citizens' assemblies provides learning experience for other states26 October 2018
Methods for fostering public deliberation on key policy decisions are increasingly prominent in the UK. Following on from last year’s Citizens’ Assembly on Brex…
Ireland mulls referendum to give presidential vote to citizens abroad24 September 2018
A historic referendum could see people in Northern Ireland given the right to vote in the Irish presidential election for the first time.
The Irish Government…
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