March 2024 referendums

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�Here is attorney general Rossa Fanning’s advice to government on tomorrow’s two referenda in full�
I stand by my poster.
Christian Solidarity Party urges ‘No’ vote in amendment campaign
#Referendum We must reject the #undemocratic process that will bring the 2023 Bills forward for the 39th & 40th Amendments to our constitution. These Amendments on '#TheFamily & #Care' will impact all of our lives. A Seanad debate is pointless given that
#Referendum We must vote NO to proposed Amendments 39 & 40 to our constitution.
5 Shocking Reasons Why Ireland's March 8th Referendum Could Change Everything
A poll from a few years ago. A big majority of mothers would rather stay at home with their children, which is exactly what Article 41.2 supports, but Government policy makes such a wish almost impossible.
Article 41.2 can hardly be blamed for a marriage bar that was common throughout the English-speaking world, yet it is.
Briefing document from the Oireachtas Library and Research Service
But why remove the reference to the home altogether and the aspiration to give some measure of protection to the home from economic forces?
Can those that are opposing #famref or #careref please comment below. I would like to set up a group to watch.
Can you guess how much �money� the Irish government is wasting on the March 8th referendums?
Great stuff from Brenda Power on the referendum on article 41.2 & how removing the offending article of the constitution won’t liberate women because it never enslaved them
Hey Greens, have a listen to this well spoken Irish Woman.
I would argue that women in the home do give a ‘support without which the common good cannot be achieved’ (article 41.2.1). I will be voting no to the proposed changes as the current constitution provides safeguards for women & does NOT prevent women from
I'm struggling to remember a more incompetent government.
In 2017 Prof Geoffrey Shannon (now a circuit court judge) said removal of the clause in the upcoming referendum could affect maintenance payments.
In a letter to the Irish Independent [https://independent.ie/opinion/letters/letters-adopted-people-are-still-being-smothered-by-secrets-and-lies/a797067091.html; 4 February 2024], Rachel Morrogh
It is interesting that, after almost nine months of deliberation and after getting legal advice, the Government has decided NOT to propose the insertion of a specific reference to ‘gender equality’ into the Constitution.
It might interest people to know that Ms Justice Marie Baker, now Chair of the Election Commission,
Minister Simon Harris has called on all parties to "pull together" ahead of next years referendum on women's duties in the home, while Labour's Aodhán Ó Ríordáin warns of a potential lack of energy due to wording
Neale Richmond TD admits that the upcoming referendum is really about immigration.
Onus on state to protect women
Share far and wide: how will you vote on the upcoming referenda?
Shocked! National Womens Council (receives 90% of its €1.1m funding from State), Treoir (receives €800k of €833k from State), One Family (€1.38m of €1.49m income from State) and Family Carers Ireland (€12.3m of €12.9m from State) have decided to support
Spotting Misinformation On the March 8th Referendums
Support for YES dropped from 60% to 49% in the last two weeks, according to the latest poll.
TDs concerned about meaning of “durable relationships” in upcoming referendum
The @ElecCommIRL #Gaeilge info on the upcoming referendums on March 8th is inaccurate.
The "Family" ' Durable relationships' and polygamy.
The Chief Justice's judgment from the Supreme Court today, in ruling that a unmarried widower should still be entitled to Widowers Contributory Pension
The Govt’s Wording on ‘Care’ Amendment Article 42.B has been V Carefully Chosen to Define ‘Care’ as Exclusive Responsibility of ‘The Family’ i.e. Unpaid Carers 98% of Whom are Women & Girls. The Word ‘Strive’ Gives Govt & @HSELive Opt Out & No RIGHTS to
The truth behind ��'s March 8th Referendum: It's about immigration! The government wants to give "durable relationships" the same status as marriage Minister for State Neale Richmond admitted this was for "family reunification": ��
The two Bills to amend the Constitution were rushed through various stages in the Dáil yesterday afternoon.
This is wild. There's nothing to stop a future irish court from taking this route to define a "durable relationship", if the constitutional ammendment is passed. How did we ever get here? It's la la land.
We are launching our VOTE NO referendum campaign.
While I doubt it will be either, the minister cannot know how the courts will interpret “durable relationships”.
Will Ireland join Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan and Bangladesh and become the first EU state to recognise polygamy? The Goverment can't rule it out if the referendums are passed.
Wives won’t care if their husbands girlfriend has equal rights to them. Right?
Women's March" for No Vote
Wondering what ‘durable relationship’ might mean in the context of next year's Referenda? Here’s something that might help.

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