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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.
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Irish referendum on sexist constitutional article postponed6 September 2018
JUSTICE Minister Charlie Flanagan has expressed “much regret” that the country will not be voting on the removal of the “sexist and reductive” section of the co…
Op-ed: As Ireland reconsiders gendered phrasing in the constitution, it should look to its history15 August 2018
Sinn Féin were arguably the biggest victors of the 1918 British general election. Their triumph included the election of Constance Markievicz, the first elected…
Op-ed: What place should the environment have in the constitution?11 July 2018
On 10th July, French MPs will vote on a symbolic measure: an amendment championed by Ecology Minister Nicolas Hulot, which proposes to include “the preservation…
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