# constitution - Sunday 1 September, 2019
The Irish constitution drew inspiration from others, but did not include the right to bear arms.
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# constitution - Wednesday 12 June, 2019
The divorce referendum was passed by an overwhelming majority of 82%.
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# constitution - Saturday 18 May, 2019
# constitution - Sunday 5 May, 2019
Test your knowledge here.
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# constitution - Thursday 2 May, 2019
A new report by the society details a number of “unsatisfactory” aspects of divorce law.
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# constitution - Wednesday 3 April, 2019
Officials were quizzed about their assertions the Bill is unconstitutional and would result in higher mortgage interest rates.
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# constitution - Tuesday 26 March, 2019
Through primary legislation the government would introduce, you would have to live apart for two years before getting a divorce.
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# constitution - Tuesday 29 January, 2019
The government announced the terms of the referendum today.
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# constitution - Tuesday 1 January, 2019
It was due to be held in May, but Varadkar said the woman in the home referendum might take its place.
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Which way will you vote?
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# constitution - Wednesday 19 December, 2018
The decision was made despite public support nationwide for the reform.
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# constitution - Tuesday 11 December, 2018
Almost 65% voted in favour of the 37th amendment to the Constitution in the blasphemy referendum.
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# constitution - Thursday 6 December, 2018
The Justice Committee published a report on the matter today.
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# constitution - Saturday 27 October, 2018
It was a resounding Yes to repeal the offence.
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# constitution - Friday 26 October, 2018
Barrister Anthony Moore writes about whether deportation law reform is throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
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# constitution - Saturday 29 September, 2018
A poll has found support for extending voting rights at 27%.
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# constitution - Thursday 20 September, 2018
Charlie Flanagan said the reference to blasphemy in the Constitution incorrectly identifies Ireland “as a country that does not value freedom of expression”.
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# constitution - Wednesday 19 September, 2018
The forthcoming referendum bill was up for pre-legislative scrutiny in the Oireachtas this morning.
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# constitution - Saturday 8 September, 2018
A referendum on the topic has been delayed.
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# constitution - Monday 3 September, 2018
It had been suggested that the clause should be amended rather than deleted.
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# constitution - Thursday 5 July, 2018
it’s intended that the referendum would be held in conjunction with the removal of the blasphemy offence from the Constitution.
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# constitution - Monday 2 July, 2018
Our home is not a family home in the eyes of the law. And this is true of any family which does not have a married couple within it, writes Sinéad Gibney.
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# constitution - Friday 27 April, 2018
The vote is four weeks away.
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# constitution - Sunday 1 April, 2018
Ireland will vote on the controversial Constitutional amendment in eight weeks time.
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# constitution - Tuesday 27 March, 2018
The Cabinet is discussing potential abortion legislation today.
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# constitution - Thursday 15 March, 2018
It stems from a decision made by Justice Aileen Donnelly this week.
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# constitution - Thursday 8 March, 2018
Yesterday, the Supreme Court clarified that the unborn does not have constitutional rights outside of the Eighth Amendment.
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# constitution - Wednesday 7 March, 2018
The Taoiseach had previously halted publishing the draft legislation for the Eighth referendum pending the ruling.
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# constitution - Wednesday 7 February, 2018
The Pro Life Campaign had argued that it had spent “a significant amount of time” on the issue of defining the unborn.
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# constitution - Tuesday 6 February, 2018
The Pro Life Campaign argued that they had spent a significant amount of time on the issue that was before the Supreme Court.
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# constitution - Saturday 27 January, 2018
Speaking to BBC Radio 4, Varadkar said he was in favour of changing Ireland’s abortion laws.
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# constitution - Wednesday 6 December, 2017
Here’s what happened at the committee’s meeting today.
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# constitution - Saturday 21 October, 2017
The move had been widely expected in the wake of Catalonia’s recent disputed vote for independence.
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# constitution - Thursday 21 September, 2017
Dun Laoghaire TD Richard Boyd Barrett has called the government “shameful” for not supporting the Bill.
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# constitution - Sunday 30 July, 2017
Locals have reported troops firing at buildings and people in the capital as tensions escalate.
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# constitution - Thursday 27 April, 2017
Kenny commended the Citizen’s Assembly’s chairperson, Ms Justice Laffoy on her work.
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# constitution - Saturday 22 April, 2017
Its recommendation says that Ireland’s constitution should deal with abortion – but not in the manner it does now.
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# constitution - Friday 21 April, 2017
The Assembly should recommend taking the issue out of the Constitution, allowing it to be regulated through legislation, writes Eoin Daly.
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# constitution - Wednesday 8 March, 2017
Dublin Rathdown deputy Josepha Madigan wants a referendum on Article 41.2.1 of Bunreacht na hÉireann.
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# constitution - Tuesday 31 January, 2017
Kerins was not present in court for this morning’s judgement.
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