#Referendum

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Fine Gael leadership
S Fergus Finlay: Dear Simon, we are failing people with an intellectual disability
No judge has ever sought to limit the rights of people without an intellectual disability to any form or level of education they want to aspire to

Tue, 26 Mar, 2024

Taoiseach visit to the US
Government will overcome civil servants' 'resistance' to protocol for people with disabilities — Taoiseach
Mr Varadkar also revealed that carers are set to receive a State contributory pension and tax credits for stay-at-home parents are to be improved

Tue, 19 Mar, 2024

17/11/2007. Labour Conferences
S Fergus Finlay: Keyboard 'heroes' have no understanding of good leadership
I imagine Leo Varadkar and Micheál Martin are under instructions never to look at X because it is so full of personal abuse

Tue, 19 Mar, 2024

Government examining payments to carers after referendum defeat
Government examining payments to carers after referendum defeat
The Government is also looking at improving tax credits for stay-at-home parents

Tue, 19 Mar, 2024

Taoiseach visit to the US
Taoiseach says he does not consider himself to be ‘woke’
“Like, people who say they’re anti-woke just seem to be against whatever new idea or new concept is popular at the time – but ‘no’ is the short answer.” 

Sun, 17 Mar, 2024

Black Lives Matter protests
S Mick Clifford: A ready-made excuse to not tackle hatred and racism
To hear that 'woke is dead' will come as a surprise to those who never knew it was alive in the first place

Sun, 17 Mar, 2024

Taoiseach visit to the US
Letters to the Editor: Three key questions Leo Varadkar should ask Joe Biden 
During his St Patrick's Day visit to the US, Action Aid is urging the Taoiseach to challenge US president Joe Biden about Gaza

Sat, 16 Mar, 2024

Polling clerk allegedly tried to stop black Irish citizen from voting in referenda
Polling clerk allegedly tried to stop black Irish citizen from voting in referenda
The voter said that a clerk informed them they would not be permitted to vote, despite having an Irish passport and their name being on the electoral register

Fri, 15 Mar, 2024

Gareth O'Callaghan: Government like a wayward horse that loses a jockey
S Gareth O'Callaghan: Government like a wayward horse that loses a jockey
This Government has made many mistakes but perhaps its biggest has been its failure to remain connected to those who voted for them

Fri, 15 Mar, 2024

Communicating With Technology
S Jennifer Horgan: Has technology made friendships ‘durable’ but a lot less meaningful?
I’ve been thinking about the term ‘durable relationships,’ in absolutely no relation to the referendum whatsoever. No relation, you hear!No fruitless, semantic quibbles! This is a decision-making free zone.

Fri, 15 Mar, 2024

Letters to the Editor: New stretch of greenway is a welcome boost to our wellbeing
Letters to the Editor: New stretch of greenway is a welcome boost to our wellbeing
One reader expresses his delight with Ireland's latest stretch of greenway, while others write about topics including the recent referenda, sustainability, and conflict in the Middle East

Fri, 15 Mar, 2024

ieExplains: What do you mean there's another referendum coming? 
ieExplains: What do you mean there's another referendum coming? 
The referendum on Unified Patent Court was officially announced by the Government in January of this year

Thu, 14 Mar, 2024

Irish Examiner view: Intolerable intimidation of politicians
Irish Examiner view: Intolerable intimidation of politicians
The outbreak of backtracking and flip-flopping which erupted among the political class as soon as the referendum results became known was unedifying at best

Wed, 13 Mar, 2024

Irish constitution referenda
S Sarah Harte: We need legislation to repair issues and deficits — not more referenda
We need stronger policies that emphasise the civic role of the state in facilitating the wellbeing of families and individual citizens

Wed, 13 Mar, 2024

Fianna Fail Think-In
Paul Hosford: Politicians rush from losing side of referenda
The aftermath of the vote will do little to restore public trust in political pronouncements, writes Paul Hosford

Tue, 12 Mar, 2024

Taoiseach takes swipe at Lisa Chambers for voting no in recent referendums
Taoiseach takes swipe at Lisa Chambers for voting no in recent referendums
The country voted no to both referendums last Friday

Tue, 12 Mar, 2024

Fergus Finlay: Leo Varadkar and Micheál Martin didn't try a lick on referendums
S Fergus Finlay: Leo Varadkar and Micheál Martin didn't try a lick on referendums
People who want to live independent lives despite disability are in exactly the same place today as they were before the referendum campaign started

Tue, 12 Mar, 2024

Tánaiste denies claims Government was playing to 'woke gallery' with referendums
Tánaiste denies claims Government was playing to 'woke gallery' with referendums
Fianna Fáil TD Willie O'Dea said that the part needed 'to go back to basics', including abandoning the Hate Speech Bill and instead focusing on housing, health, law and order

Mon, 11 Mar, 2024

RTE report
People’s push for change to Constitution may have been overestimated – Tánaiste
Tánaiste Micheál Martin has defended the resounding No votes in two referenda on the constitution as a democratic choice.

Mon, 11 Mar, 2024

Terry Prone: Deserted polling stations evidence of poor political communication
S Terry Prone: Deserted polling stations evidence of poor political communication
ARRIVING into Kent station at 5pm when you’re planning on boarding the 5. 25 train to Dublin is cool and groovy. Gives you time to work on the “Mind the gap” anxiety.

Mon, 11 Mar, 2024

Irish Children's Referendum
Irish Examiner view: Lessons to be learned from referenda losses
The results have earned a humiliating rebuff for Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and his cross-party supporters

Mon, 11 Mar, 2024

Conservative leadership bid
Simon Coveney unconcerned about electoral backlash as Fine Gael chooses European candidates
The selections for Ireland South are sitting MEP Seán Kelly and Cork businessman and entrepreneur John Mullins

Sun, 10 Mar, 2024

'We didn’t do enough': Government 'failed to articulate' why people should vote yes-yes
'We didn’t do enough': Government 'failed to articulate' why people should vote yes-yes
The care referendum had the highest no vote, by percentage, in the history of the State

Sun, 10 Mar, 2024

Thatcher In Thought
Tom Clonan: Wording of amendment was inherently Thatcherite in its ideological position
Article 42.B contained the phrase ‘by the bonds that exist between them’ asserting  that families, not the State, are primarily responsible for care

Sun, 10 Mar, 2024

Tadgh McNally: Government looks at next steps to take after messy referendum
Tadgh McNally: Government looks at next steps to take after messy referendum
The Government will be kicking itself over the coming days over how the referendums were conducted, with the process having been a mess from the very beginning. In the end, it was not close.

Sun, 10 Mar, 2024

Stephen Teap: We’ve basically gone out and said a woman’s place is in the home... It’s embarrassing
Stephen Teap: We’ve basically gone out and said a woman’s place is in the home... It’s embarrassing
The piece of this referendum that was a no-brainer, that should have been the easiest for this government to get passed, didn’t

Sun, 10 Mar, 2024

Taoiseach Votes in referendum
Jennifer Horgan: We know the State has never ‘endeavoured’ to help women in real, legal terms
'I can’t celebrate this. I still want equal recognition of my son, and my daughters, in our constitution. I still, against the tide, care about that'

Sun, 10 Mar, 2024

Terry Prone: People were not confused about the referenda — they just didn't want them
S Terry Prone: People were not confused about the referenda — they just didn't want them
We kept being told that anything practical, emerging from either referendum would emerge from subsequent legislation and litigation — so why go through the referendum ritual in the first place?

Sun, 10 Mar, 2024

Here are the results from the family and care referenda 
Here are the results from the family and care referenda 
The referenda proposed changing the wording of the Constitution relating to the areas of family and care

Sat, 09 Mar, 2024

'Two wallops': Resounding defeats as country votes no in family and care referenda 
'Two wallops': Resounding defeats as country votes no in family and care referenda 
Every single constituency across the country voted against the care referendum, while just Dún Laoghaire voted in favour of the family referendum

Sat, 09 Mar, 2024

Constituency by constituency guide: How did your electoral area vote in the care referendum? 
Constituency by constituency guide: How did your electoral area vote in the care referendum? 
As the votes are being counted in the care referendum, you can track how your local electoral area voted below.

Sat, 09 Mar, 2024

Paul Hosford: Irish public require more than constitutional vibes to pass a referendum
Paul Hosford: Irish public require more than constitutional vibes to pass a referendum
The Government found a public that didn't really want these referenda utterly bereft of a reason to pass them.

Sat, 09 Mar, 2024

Tom Clonan on why he voted no in the care referendum 
Tom Clonan on why he voted no in the care referendum 
Writing in the Irish Examiner on February 19, disability advocate Tom Clonan outlined why he was voting no in the care referendum. With that referendum now looking like it will be defeated, here's what Mr Clonan said on the issue

Sat, 09 Mar, 2024

Irish constitution referenda
Roderic O'Gorman 'extremely disappointed' with referendum outcomes
On the leaking of the Attorney General’s advice, Mr O’Gorman said that it was “extremely frustrating” that it was leaked, particularly due to it being a partial leak of the document.

Sat, 09 Mar, 2024

Irish constitution referenda
Constituency by constituency guide: How did your electoral area vote in the family referendum? 
As the votes are being counted in the family referendum, you can track how your local electoral area voted below.

Sat, 09 Mar, 2024

Leo Varadkar says Government got 'two wallops' with referenda 'defeated comprehensively'
Leo Varadkar says Government got 'two wallops' with referenda 'defeated comprehensively'
Cork South-Central became the first constituency with results in the family referendum, with 61% voting no

Sat, 09 Mar, 2024

Irish constitution referenda
Far-right agitators interrupt Mary Lou McDonald as Sinn Féin leader reacts to referenda 
The Sinn Féin leader was reacting to the expected no-no vote in the referenda on family and care when she was interrupted

Sat, 09 Mar, 2024

Count Ref-ula: Bat interrupts referendum counting in Limerick 
Count Ref-ula: Bat interrupts referendum counting in Limerick 
The bat, christened Count Ref-ula by counting staff in reference to the referenda, was discovered behind a door at the Limerick Racecourse 

Sat, 09 Mar, 2024

Irish constitution referenda
Eamon Ryan concedes that Government has lost both referenda
He made the comments as early indications show a significant no vote in both questions

Sat, 09 Mar, 2024

Irish constitution referenda
Fine Gael says Varadkar did not break electoral law with polling station video
Leo Varadkar participated in a social media video for his political party outside Scoil Treasa Naofa after voting in both referendums on Friday

Fri, 08 Mar, 2024

Last minute dash as voters turn out for Family and Care referendums
Last minute dash as voters turn out for Family and Care referendums
Voter turnout has reached around 10% in some areas ahead of lunchtime

Fri, 08 Mar, 2024

Irish constitution referenda
President Michael D Higgins votes in first public appearance since illness
Mr Higgins and his wife Sabina voted at their polling station at St Mary’s Hospital in Phoenix Park on Friday morning

Fri, 08 Mar, 2024

Attorney General advised of 'legal uncertainty' in wording of Care referendum
Attorney General advised of 'legal uncertainty' in wording of Care referendum
The Attorney General advised the minister for children that the use of the word “strive” in the Care referendum would give rise to legal “uncertainty”, which in turn could have “significant financial implications” for the State.

Thu, 07 Mar, 2024

Irish Children's Referendum
ieExplains: Ireland is voting in two referendums — here is what you need to know
Two proposed changes to our Constitution focus on the definition of family, care in the home, and references to women and mothers

Thu, 07 Mar, 2024

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