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# Referendums

Last week
24th September 2023 - 30th September 2023
# Women in the Home
Two referendums on gender equality and family expected to take place next year
Votes on women’s ‘place in the home’ and the definition of the family in the Constitution will take place on the same date.
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# Bunreacht na hÉireann
Quiz: How much do you know about Irish referendums?
Test your knowledge here.
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May 5th 2019, 9:00 PM
# referenda
These are the referendums coming up in 2019 - and a few after that
Which way will you vote?
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Jan 1st 2019, 6:05 AM
# Let's Get Quizzical
Quiz: How much do you remember about Irish referendums of years gone by?
The public have decided whether to remove blasphemy from the Constitution – but how much do remember about Ireland’s other referendums?
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Oct 28th 2018, 9:00 PM
# grab your anorak
A new Ireland? A look at the numbers behind the marriage equality and abortion votes
Just how similar were the two votes?
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Jun 3rd 2018, 7:45 AM
# Save the Dates
You'll be asked to vote in quite a few referendums over the next two years
The referendum on the Eighth Amendment will be held in May or June 2018.
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Sep 26th 2017, 4:18 PM
# voting costs
Ireland has spent over €133 million on referendums since the start of the century
15 separate referendums have been held in Ireland since 2001.
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Jan 2nd 2017, 7:00 AM
# Referendums
Polls closed: Here's a snapshot of the turnout across the country
An awful lot of you turned out to vote.
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May 22nd 2015, 11:59 PM
# it could be close
How did the polls change in the run up to other recent referendums?
History has shown us they’re not exactly a perfect science.
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May 16th 2015, 8:30 AM
# Same-Sex Marriage
The people in charge of the referendum are confident this ballot paper won't confuse you
That’s despite a very similar ballot paper confusing voters during the Seanad referendum two years ago.
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Apr 13th 2015, 12:27 PM
# Same-Sex Marriage
Same-sex marriage vote to be one of a number of referendums to be held in 2015
Following a Cabinet meeting earlier today, the government has confirmed plans for a referendum in the first half of 2014.
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Nov 5th 2013, 5:28 PM
# Women in the Home
No referendum on ‘women in the home’ clause before "extensive consultations"
The government says that a possible referendum on altering the article 41.2 of the constitution is complicated by the desire to acknowledge the work of home carers.
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Oct 10th 2013, 2:17 PM
# Seanad referendum
East-west divide? Referendum map shows how the country split on Seanad
In the east they said No but in the west it was largely a Yes.
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Oct 7th 2013, 8:04 AM
AS IT HAPPENED
The Seanad is here to stay as referendum defeated
“Sometimes in politics, you get a wallop in the electoral process” – Enda Kenny
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Oct 5th 2013, 9:56 PM
# Referendums
'We don’t really simplify things that are straightforward': Ballot papers cause confusion
The green and white papers caused a bit of confusion yesterday.
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Oct 5th 2013, 9:49 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Here are the nine things you want to know as you start your weekend…
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Oct 5th 2013, 8:53 AM
# Let's vote
Get out the vote: Polls open across the country for two referenda
The campaigning is over. Now it’s over to you.
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Oct 4th 2013, 7:00 AM
# A House Divided
Let’s figure this out – what’s the real plural of referendum?
It often seems as if the debate on pluralising ‘referendum’ can be as divisive as the issues being voted upon. So who’s right?
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Oct 4th 2013, 6:30 AM
# Get out the vote
Minister expects low turnout and senators to respect referendum result
Phil Hogan said he’s not worried about claims senators may disrupt the government’s legislative agenda if the public votes to abolish the Seanad. Though he was speaking before last night’s defeat in the chamber.
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Oct 3rd 2013, 10:27 AM
# Dublin
Polling cards to be sent to 29,000 new voters after council blunder
An out of date file was sent to the printers by mistake. It’s estimated the error will cost around €20,000 to rectify.
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Oct 2nd 2013, 9:38 AM
# Seanad referendum
Poll indicates Seanad referendum will pass, but a fifth don't know how they'll vote
Still a large number of undecideds according a poll in the Irish Times this morning.
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Sep 30th 2013, 7:39 AM
# Court of Appeal referendum
Explainer: What is the Court of Appeal Referendum all about?
All the questions you were embarrassed to ask – answered.
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Sep 29th 2013, 9:15 AM
Voices
Declan Ganley: "Fewer politicians" is not an argument for getting rid of Seanad
“The constitution did not make it a retirement home for failed politicians and a creche for aspiring ones – the political class did.”
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Sep 28th 2013, 10:01 AM
Voices
Column: What exactly does a senator do in a day?
Professor John Crown, independent senator, answers the question with a timeline of a typical day in the life for him.
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Sep 27th 2013, 9:35 PM
# Dáil
They're back: Here are 8 questions we're asking ahead of the new Dáil term
The Seanad is also back but will it be abolished? We look at that and seven other questions ahead of the return of TDs and Senators this week.
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Sep 16th 2013, 6:45 AM
# News Fix
Here’s What Happened Today: Thursday
Everyone’s talking about two reports into suicide in Ireland, a major crash on a motorway, and the Dublin mayor who’s giving himself a pay cut…
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Sep 5th 2013, 11:00 PM
# Voting Day
Government confirms date for Seanad and Court of Appeal referenda
Voters will be asked to vote on the 32nd and 33rd amendments to the Constitution later this year.
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Jul 24th 2013, 5:45 PM
# Students' unions
UCD students vote to leave national students' union
UCD students vote to disaffiliate from the Union of Students in Ireland, in a major blow to the national umbrella union.
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Feb 27th 2013, 1:42 PM
# Voting
'Day of the week didn't cause low turnout,' insists TD who backs weekend voting
Alan Farrell hopes to introduce legislation that would see all elections and referenda held on weekends or rest days and insists he has not been deterred by Saturday’s low turnout.
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Nov 12th 2012, 3:31 PM
# Referendum
What do the children's referendum posters mean?
What messages are the children’s referendum posters trying to get across and do they work? We asked the experts…
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Nov 3rd 2012, 9:15 AM
Voices
Column: The British government is facing separation anxiety
But this isn’t about Ireland for a change as the Falklands and Scotland look to upcoming referendums on their future, writes David McCann from the University of Ulster.
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Jul 8th 2012, 1:00 PM
# October 27
Commission criticises short window for publishing referendum guides
The Referendum Commission had 23 days to write, design and print its guide for the Oireachtas Inquiries referendum – and will only have 27 for the Fiscal Compact…
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Apr 23rd 2012, 6:04 PM
# Referendums
43 per cent of voters didn't understand Oireachtas Inquiries referendum by polling day
Only 57 per cent of voters claimed to understand the proposal, compared to 71 per cent who understood plans on judges’ pay.
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Apr 23rd 2012, 5:55 PM
# The Law
26 bills - but no referendums - on government's list of Spring bills
The government’s draft agenda for the Dáil’s spring term includes 26 bills to be published, and another 25 currently in draft.
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Jan 11th 2012, 5:51 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things to know this morning including… government criticised for handling of referendum, the President-elect prepares to go home and do you know what time it is?
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Oct 30th 2011, 8:56 AM
# Referendums
Amendment on Oireachtas inquiries is defeated
However, Brendan Howlin indicated earlier that we haven’t heard the end of the issue – and we may go to the polls on a new version.
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Oct 29th 2011, 8:17 PM
# Referendums
Referendum on judges' pay is passed with huge majority
However, nearly 38,000 votes were spoiled in the vote to change the Constitution to allow the cutting of judicial salaries.
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Oct 29th 2011, 7:43 PM
# Referendums
Howlin hints that if Committee amendment doesn't pass... it won't be end of it
The Minister over the Oireachtas Committees amendment referendum has said today that even if it is defeated in the polls, he will be pushing on for reform.
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Oct 29th 2011, 5:56 PM
AS IT HAPPENED
Liveblog: Michael D Higgins elected President - as it happened
With the support of over a million voters, Michael D Higgins was named Ireland’s ninth president in Dublin Castle. Here’s how a historical day’s events unfolded.
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Oct 29th 2011, 3:16 PM
AS IT HAPPENED
Liveblog: The 2011 Presidential election count, Day 2: 9am-3:15pm
Michael D Higgins creeps towards the quota as the Fourth Count results begin to come in. Keep up with all the results, news and analysis on our continuing liveblog
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Oct 29th 2011, 2:15 PM
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