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Irish constitutional debate on abortion and the resort to Citizens’ Assemblies
Divorce could be removed from Irish Constitution, says Minister8 June
The Government should consider removing divorce from the constitution and dealing with it in legislation given the scale of public support for removing the cons…
Irish feminists target 'women in the home' clause in constitution6 June
Irish feminists buoyed by victory in the abortion referendum have their sights set on removing a section of the constitution which refers to women’s place in th…
Voters in Ireland repeal constitutional ban on abortion28 May
Abortion rights activists proclaimed victory for Irish women Saturday as referendum results indicated voters in largely Roman Catholic Ireland overwhelmingly ba…
Op-ed: A radical thought: could constitutional monarchies be important aids to democracy?16 May
Recently, author and speechwriter Don Watson has questioned the impetus for Australia to become a republic. In the April edition of The Monthly, he wrote:
In…
Ahead of Irish referendum, Commission clarifies that a law to replace Eighth Amendment is not subject of vote24 April
The forthcoming referendum is not a vote on the law that may replace the Eighth Amendment, the Referendum Commission has said.
The commission, chaired by Ms J…
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