Monday 27 June, 2022
That is not the end of the matter, however, as the issue has been taken to the Court of Appeal.
Ireland voted 66.4% to 33.6% on Friday to remove the Eighth Amendment
While the celebrations were all about women, when the dust settles, there will be a political aftermath to deal with.
There was talk that there would be a much more muted, sombre celebration at this referendum result. But how wrong people were.
The Taoiseach said opinion polls have been wrong in the past.
The Fianna Fáil leader said each person ‘has a personal responsibility as a citizen’ to decide where they stand on the issue.
For the first time, the Tánaiste speaks of his family’s own personal tragedy in pregnancy.
A member of the public sent a video of people removing the Yes posters in Limerick city to Jan O’Sullivan TD.
Keep your eyes peeled, there could be one for you.
There were emotional scenes at Dublin Castle today.
From TheJournal.ie
The Tánaiste dropped by TheJournal.ie’s offices today to make one last pitch for a Yes vote.
Bruce Arnold has spoken out against former President Mary McAleese taking a position in the same-sex marriage referendum.
Donegal’s Eamonn McGee has made the revelation today.
The wearing of pins and badges in Leinster House has become a hot topic in recent days.
The badge promoted a Yes vote in the forthcoming same-sex marriage referendum.
83% of GPA and 97% of the WGPA members are in favour of the move.
A formal announcement is expected next week.
Róisín Shortall, Patrick Nulty and Tommy Broughan want people to vote Yes in just over a week’s time.
The Association of Higher Civil and Public Servants have said the proposals were “unfair” and “disproportionate” on its 2,700 members.
How the Twittersphere reacted to Ireland’s decision to vote Yes in the Fiscal Compact referendum…
Small Firms Association survey states that 83 per cent believe a yes vote likely but members would welcome a growth package.
Three new polls on the Fiscal Compact treaty referendum are to be published in tomorrow’s papers with results released this evening.
The number of undecideds has fallen but they will be crucial to deciding the outcome of the Fiscal Compact referendum next week, according to the latest poll.
A Yes to the Stability Treaty will give Ireland access to the ESM, writes Naoise Nunn – and keep us out of a potentially lethal game of chicken.
