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Ireland abortion referendum set for May or June of next year25 September 2017
A referendum on the eighth amendment governing Ireland’s abortion laws is provisionally scheduled for either May or June 2018, according to a memorandum Taoisea…
Op-ed: To tackle homelessness Ireland must amend constitution18 August 2017
The news that 8,000 people are homeless in the State points to the need to curtail the protection given to private property in article 43 of the Constitution. O…
Call for constitutionally-protected right to a healthy environment in Ireland14 August 2017
The Citizens’ Assembly should call for a referendum to give a constitutional right to environmental protection to the people of Ireland, according to an allianc…
Irish legislative committee recommends constitutional recognition of right to culture21 July 2017
The cultural rights of Irish citizens should be recognised and protected through an Amendment to the Constitution, a report from the Oireachtasjoint committee o…
Irish Citizens' Assembly and their liberal view on right to abortion and 8th Amendment5 July 2017
There was much surprise in April when the results of the Citizens’ Assembly were announced.
The overwhelming vote in favour (87 per cent) of not retaining the…
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