The Referendum Victory: Why a huge yes and where we go from here

Authors

  • Kieran Allen

Abstract

The huge vote Yes to repeal the 8th Amendment hasfinally put an end to the myth that the Irish are anaturally ‘conservative’ people. In a short space oftime, the population voted in overwhelming numbers tosupport marriage equality and to liberalise abortion laws.It is not simply a matter of Ireland ‘catching’ up with therest of liberal Western Europe as if there were someinevitable mechanical path to ‘progress’.

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Published

2018-07-15