Ireland has officially voted to repeal the eighth amendment of the constitution
The law made abortion illegal in Ireland except where there was a real and substantial risk to the life of the mother.
66.4 percent of people voted 'Yes' to repeal the eighth amendment in yesterday's referendum, with 33.6 percent voting 'No' to retain the amendment.
1,429,981 people voted to repeal the amendment.
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The official result was announced today at Dublin castle. A crowd of hundreds waited outside in the castle's courtyard.
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The voting results by constituency are as follows:
Carlow-Kilkenny
YES: 63.5 percent
NO: 36.5 percent
Cavan-Monaghan
YES: 55.5 percent
NO: 44.5 percent
Clare
YES: 64.3 percent
NO: 35.7 percent
Cork-East
Results to come
Cork North-Central
YES: 64 percent
NO: 36 percent
Cork North-West
YES: 60.1 percent
NO: 39.9 percent
Cork South-Central
YES: 68.8 percent
NO: 31.2 percent
Cork South-West
YES: 64.5 percent
NO: 35.5 percent
Donegal
Results to come
Dublin Bay North
YES: 74.7 percent
NO: 25.3 percent
Dublin Bay South
YES: 78.5 percent
NO: 21.5 percent
Dublin Central
YES: 76.5 percent
NO: 23.5 percent
Dublin Fingal
YES: 77 percent
NO: 23 percent
Dublin Mid-West
YES: 73.3 percent
NO: 26.7 percent
Dublin North-West
YES: 73.1 percent
NO: 26.9 percent
Dublin Rathdown
YES: 76.1 percent
NO: 23.9 percent
Dublin South-Central
YES: 74.8 percent
NO: 25.2 percent
Dublin South-West
YES: 74.9 percent
NO: 25.1 percent
Dublin West
YES: 74 percent
NO: 26 percent
Dun Laoghaire
YES: 77.1 percent
NO: 22.9 percent
Galway East
YES: 60.2 percent
NO: 39.8 percent
Galway West
YES: 65.9 percent
NO: 34.1 percent
Kerry
YES: 58.3 percent
NO: 41.7 percent
Kildare North
YES: 73.6 percent
NO: 26.4 percent
Kildare South
YES: 70.7 percent
NO: 29.3 percent
Laois
YES: 61.4 percent
NO: 38.6 percent
Limerick City
YES: 66.9 percent
NO: 33.1 percent
Limerick County
YES: 58.1 percent
NO: 41.9 percent
Longford-Westmeath
YES: 58.3 percent
NO: 41.7 percent
Louth
YES: 66.6 percent
NO: 33.4 percent
Mayo
YES: 57.1 percent
NO: 42.9 percent
Meath East
YES: 69.2 percent
NO: 30.8 percent
Meath West
YES: 64 percent
NO: 36 percent
Offaly
YES: 58.1 percent
NO: 41.9 percent
Roscommon-Galway
YES: 57.2 percent
NO: 42.8 percent
Sligo-Leitrim
Results to come
Tipperary
YES: 59.1 percent
NO: 40.9 percent
Waterford
YES: 69.4 percent
NO: 30.6 percent
Wexford
YES: 68.4 percent
NO: 31.6 percent
Wicklow
YES: 74.3 percent
NO: 25.7 percent
