A no deal Brexit threatens a hard-won peace on the Irish border, and the achievement of women’s reproductive rights

7 years ago

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 […]

8 years ago

Together for Yes has called today “a moment of profound change” for Ireland. Voting tallies are this afternoon suggesting that Ireland has voted overwhelming in favour of repealing the eighth amendment. Early exit polls released on Friday night from RTE and The Irish Times also predict that almost 70 percent of the Irish public has voted in […]

8 years ago

Save the 8th has released a statement following last night’s exit poll and this morning’s early tallies. The anti-abortion campaign has said that the expected result of Ireland’s referendum on abortion is “a tragedy of historic proportions” and that “a wrong does not become right simply because a majority support it.” They said: “The 8th […]

8 years ago

Votes are now being counted ahead of the results of yesterday’s referendum on the eighth amendment. Ballot boxes across the country were opened for the first time at 9am today allowing votes to be counted to give an official result as to whether Ireland will repeal or retain the eighth amendment. Early indications from both […]

8 years ago

The results of the public vote will be released today The results of a YES / NO exit poll result announced by Irish TV network RTÉ on Friday night have shown a 69.4% majority for the Yes vote in the Eighth Amendment referendum. The vote asked people living in Ireland whether they wanted to repeal or […]

8 years ago