Woman who challenged referendum landed with huge bill for court costs
The overall costs of the appeal is believed to be over €1 million.
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The overall costs of the appeal is believed to be over €1 million.
Joanna Jordan petition to overturn the result of the 2012 referendum was rejected yesterday.
The referendum passed by 58% voting yes and 42% voting no.
Mattie McGrath said any such order will deter any future petitioners taking cases against authorities.
A Dublin woman had taken a petition with an aim to quash the result in the November 2012 vote.
Unlike 2011 this was not a year of any seismic shifts in Irish politics but there were plenty of stand-out moments which will have repercussions going into next year and most of them involved one man…
The Supreme Court delivers its full ruling into why the Government’s website for the Children’s Referendum was not impartial.
The sexual abuse scandals in Australia’s Catholic Church and the BBC show that there is still work to do beyond the contitutional change passed earlier this month, says the Children’s Rights Alliance.
In an email to supporters, former MEP Kathy Sinnott says fundraising for the High Court challenge will kick off this week.
Two women have begun initiating the legal challenge, claiming information published by the government materially affected the referendum’s outcome.
The Union of Students in Ireland has been criticised by Fine Gael TD Alan Farrell in the wake of the low turnout in the children’s referendum last weekend.
The call from Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin was in response to the Supreme Court ruling last Friday regarding the Children’s Referendum.
The Minister said a permanent referendum commission could be largely responsible for the information presented to the electorate if the country were to hold referenda on a regular basis.
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No campaigners have suggested the referendum result may be challenged – what legal grounds could this be done on?
Here’s all the things we learned, loved and shared today.
The turnout to vote was low all around the country – but the highest and lowest turnout coincided with constituencies at either end of the Yes and No vote…
Which electoral area had the highest proportion of ‘Yes’ votes? Which one had the highest percentage of ‘No’ ballots? And into which top 10 does the Taoiseach’s home constituency fall?
The Yes vote has been passed, but issues could remain around turnout, Saturday voting, and whether the result will be challenged.
We keep you up to date on commentary and local results as we await an official national result from the Dublin Castle count centre by mid-afternoon.
The reactions to the passing of the referendum have so far been positive, with the Tánaiste saying it “draws a line in the sand against the litany of past failures”.
Meanwhile, Children’s Minister Frances Fitzgerald defended her role in leading the referendum campaign.
President Michael D Higgins, Children’s Ombudsman Emily Logan and Minister Leo Varadkar were among the high-profile people to cast their vote on the Children’s Referendum today.
Will it be the lowest turnout in the history of the State?
Do you need ID to vote? Are you registered to vote? The answers to these, and more.
The site had been taken down following a Supreme Court ruling yesterday morning, but then put back online with most of its content removed.
The Transport Minister has insisted that the children’s referendum will go ahead tomorrow amid calls for it to be postponed in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling about the government’s information campaign.
Pat Kavanagh says she has serious questions about the new Child and Family Support Agency.
Fergus Finlay says countless reports documented Ireland’s failings to protect children, but this constitutional amendment will change that.
The government’s scaled-down version of ChildrensReferendum.ie needed amending this evening after it omitted part of the referendum being held on Saturday.
Children’s minister Frances Fitzgerald says the Office of the Attorney General gave legal advice on the website and booklet.
The head of Amnesty International Ireland addresses concerns of the ‘No’ camp in Children’s Referendum – and says the Constitution will still be unambiguous in asserting the status of the family.
The Supreme Court says the government’s literature is not impartial, and therefore an inappropriate use of public money.