The upcoming dual referendum in Ireland has begun to turn into a quagmire that the government may wish it had never embarked upon.
Although polling shows that voters are tending towards Yes in both votes, known locally as the "Family and Care" amendments, the gap has narrowed as the vote approaches on March 8. The intervention of the Irish Bishops, in effect calling for a No-No vote, came as a surprise given the reluctance of the Church in Ireland to wade into the affairs of State in recent years – cowed by the never-ending crises and scandals it has endured since the 1990s.
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Ireland's 8 March Referendums: Does Irish government now wish it had kept its constitutional nose out of the Family?
the upcoming dual referendum in ireland has begun to turn into a quagmire that the government may wish it had never embarked upo...
Dubhaltach O Reachtnin
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