07 March 2024 - Ireland to hold referendum on whether to change language about 'women in the home' and definition of family in Constitution
International Women's Day: Ireland votes on scrapping 'sexist' language from constitution
Stephen Murphy (Sky News, 07/03/2024)
Ireland will hold a referendum on Friday - International Women's Day - to delete references to a woman's "duties in the home" from its constitution.
Irish referendum: Confusion and debate ahead of constitution votes
Aoife Moore and Eimear Flanagan (BBC News, 06/03/2024)
People in the Republic of Ireland will vote this week on changes to its constitution regarding the make up of a family and the role of women.
Taoiseach says No vote in referendums would be ‘setback for Ireland’
Jennifer Bray and Shauna Bowers (The Irish Times, 07/03/2024)
A No result in the referendums on family and care on Friday would be a “setback for the country”, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said, as campaigners for and against the two proposed amendments to the Constitution made final appeals to the electorate.
How Ireland’s double referendum fits into a longer history of voting for constitutional change
Tomás Finn (The Conversation, 05/03/2024)
The referendums taking place in Ireland on March 8 highlight the importance of language. In two votes, the public will decide whether to change the wording in the national constitution so that it no longer implies that a woman’s work is in the home and that a family is founded in marriage.