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It’s official! Ireland has voted to reform abortion laws

Published 18:22 26 May 2018 BST

Updated 18:29 26 May 2018 BST

Jade Hayden
It’s official! Ireland has voted to reform abortion laws

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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. https://twitter.com/Together4yes/status/1000396815534034944 The official result was announced today at Dublin castle. A crowd of hundreds waited outside in the castle's courtyard. https://twitter.com/JOE_co_uk/status/999663057528733696 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  
It's official! Ireland has voted to reform abortion laws