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Leo Varadkar reacts to the news that his government has lost both referendums. Alamy/Damien Storan

12 marzo 2024

Ireland referendums: what went wrong for the government and why double defeat draws a line under a decade of constitutional reform

Eoin Daly, University of Galway

Leo Varadkar has been criticised for expecting the public to vote in favour of adding vague language to the constitution.

Alamy/Niall Carson

5 marzo 2024

How Ireland’s double referendum fits into a longer history of voting for constitutional change

Tomás Finn, University of Galway

Updating the constitution to reflect more liberal values has been the work of decades.

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1 febrero 2024

According to Ireland’s constitution, a woman’s duties are in the home – but a referendum could be about to change its sexist wording

Laura Cahillane, University of Limerick

A vote on International Women’s Day should make the constitution more gender-neutral – but there is still a catch.

Principales colaboradores

Eoin Daly
Lecturer Above The Bar, School of Law, University of Galway
Laura Cahillane
Associate Professor of Law, University of Limerick
Tomás Finn
Lecturer in History, University of Galway