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In Pictures
Yes, No or Ask Again: voting in Ireland's referendums over the years
Abortion, divorce and Europe – just some of the contentious issues that Ireland has voted on over the past 30 years.
AS WE HEAD into another referendum campaign – this time on Children’s Rights in the Constitution – TheJournal.ie has taken a look back at some of the emotive issues that have divided the country over the years.
From divorce to abortion and citizenship to the Good Friday Agreement, both sides of campaigns have used strong imagery and protests to get their arguments across.
A look back at the posters also shows how campaigns just got more interesting – and provocative – the second time around.
Divorce 1986
Divorce 1986
Divorce 1986
Divorce 1986
Divorce 1986
Divorce 1986
Divorce 1986
Divorce 1986
Divorce 1986
Divorce 1995
Divorce 1995
Divorce 1995
Divorce 1995
Divorce 1995
Divorce 1995
Divorce 1995
Divorce 1995
Good Friday Agreement 1998
Good Friday Agreement 1998
Good Friday Agreement 1998
Nice II
Nice II
Nice II
Nice II
Abortion 2002
Abortion 2002
Abortion 2002
Abortion 2002
Abortion 2002
Abortion 2002
Citizenship 2004
Lisbon I
Lisbon I
Lisbon I
Lisbon I
Lisbon II
Lisbon II
Lisbon II
Lisbon II
Lisbon II
Lisbon II
Lisbon II
Lisbon
Fiscal Stability Treaty 2012
Fiscal Stability Treaty 2012
Fiscal Stability Treaty 2012
Fiscal Stability Treaty 2012
Fiscal Stability Treaty 2012
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