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Poll: Should Ireland introduce a formal honours system?

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IRELAND HAS NO formal honours system, although some state-run awards schemes do exist – such as the freedom of a city or town or depictions on postage stamps.

Last year, the government announced the Distinguished Service Award for the Irish Abroad, and has previously discussed proposals for a similar mechanism for “recognising the distinguished service of those residents within Ireland”.

Currently, Ireland is one of the few countries in the world that does not have a national system to honour its citizens.

We’d like to know what you think: should Ireland introduce a formal honours system?

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Yes (1254)

I'm not sure (1170)

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