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Monday 30 November 2020
The two referendums represented significant potential changes to New Zealand’s social fabric.
TDs are set to debate the Dying with Dignity Bill 2020 in the Dáil today.
Nicola Sturgeon also announced a raft of measures to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar suggested the idea of a referendum yesterday.
New legislation will reduce the length of time couples must be separated before divorcing.
A Referendum Commission was set up this week to examine the issue ahead of a vote.
Tánaiste Simon Coveney announced the measure today.
We’ve been promised a referendum on the issue later this year.
The lawsuit had accused him of knowingly lying during the Brexit referendum campaign.
An overwhelming 82% of the electorate voted in favour of changing divorce references in the Constitution.
The exit poll has Ciarán Cuffe on 23%, with Fine Gael’s Frances Fitzgerald on 14%.
We’ll keep you covered as counts take place on Saturday and Sunday.
Ireland is set to vote this Friday on whether or not the wait period for couples seeking a divorce should be reduced.
Reports suggest the country has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in the world.
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In the op-ed in the Irish Times, they describe Brexit as ” the most serious threat to peace in the North and to the union in our lifetime”.
In Berlin, a proposed referendum seeks to ban the largest landlord company and expropriate the homes for social housing – but the average rent in Dublin is twice that of Berlin, writes Ciaran Connolly.
Under the current system, married couples need to have lived apart for at least four years during the previous five years.
Unless Article 50 is extended, Theresa May has just one month to get a deal over the line.
The referendum was initially due to take place in May but Cabinet today approved to move it to the autumn.
The government is proposing a referendum to reduce the time period for divorce but other constitutional restrictions will still apply, writes David Kenny.
The Taoiseach says 24 May will feature a range of different votes.
Changing your course of action based on your circumstances is considered common sense for individuals, companies, and governments, so why should Brexit be any different?
A referendum on divorce in Ireland is to be held in May.
The British Prime Minister is resisting calls for a second referendum on Britain leaving the EU.
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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Theresa May is to warn MPs that a second Brexit referendum would do “irreparable damage” to British politics.
Almost 65% voted in favour of the 37th amendment to the Constitution in the blasphemy referendum.
The Justice Committee published a report on the matter yesterday.
It’s understood a referendum on the matter will be held next May.
This means that it is on track for new legislation regulating termination of pregnancy to be introduced in Ireland in the new year.
The UK voted to leave the EU on 23 June 2016.
The Referendum Commission says new regulations should be drawn up by government.
New figures revealed that the average award in a whiplash case is over €20,000.
It was a resounding Yes to repeal the offence.
Just 43.87% of the electorate voted in the presidential election.
IT’S THE LAST day of November, so it’s safe to say the Christmas countdown has well and truly begun.
With everything that has happened in 2020 so far, many people have chosen to bring a bit Christmas cheer into their lives earlier than usual this year, and decorations have been going up in households around the country for a number of weeks now.
But others are still sticking to their usual traditions and waiting until December to put the tree up.
So, today we want to know: When are you putting up your Christmas tree?
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