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Sunday 20 September 2020
Nicola Sturgeon also announced a raft of measures to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic.
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That’s according to an Amárach/Claire Byrne Live poll carried out for TheJournal.ie.
That’s according to the latest Amárach/Claire Byrne Live poll for TheJournal.ie.
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.
The Irish Times exit poll has it passing by 69% to 31% while the RTÉ exit poll has it passing by 71% to 29%.
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MORE THAN THREE-quarters of people would support the government looking into the prospect of a four-day work week, according to a new survey.
This means doing the same job for the same salary, but over four days rather than five.
There have been calls for this idea to be explored already and the Four Day Week Ireland campaign today released details on its public attitude survey conducted last month.
Two out of three respondents said a four-day work week is “realistic and achievable” in the medium term.
67% of employers said they support the idea and 46% said it would be “feasible” to trial in their workplace.
“The four-day week, with no loss of pay, offers the potential of a genuinely better future for workers and employers alike,” said Joe O’Connor, director of campaigning with Fórsa trade union.
What may once have seemed like a radical concept is now, for many, a reasonable and rational ambition. The Covid-19 pandemic has further disrupted societal and workplace norms, while illustrating the potential for very different models of work.
So today we’re asking: Would you support a four-day work week?
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