Showing posts with label Ireland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ireland. Show all posts
Friday, November 19, 2021

European Court Dismisses Challenges To Irish Constitution's Religious Oaths

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In Shortall v. Ireland ,  (ECHR, Nov. 18, 2021), the European Court of Human Rights dismissed as inadmissible a suit filed by several politi...
Thursday, September 24, 2020

Irish Court Focuses On Importance of Witness Oath

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  N.D. (Albania) v. International Protection Appeals Tribunal , (High Ct. Ireland, Sept. 22, 2020), was a suit brought by an Albanian woman ...
Monday, October 29, 2018

Irish Voters Approve Elimination of Blasphemy As A Crime

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In a referendum held last Friday, voters in Ireland approved removal from Sec. 40.6.1 of the Irish Constitution  the language that makes bla...
Saturday, August 25, 2018

Irish State Funded Catholic Schools Can No Longer Admit With Religious Preferences

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CNN today reports on the change in school admission policies in Ireland that take effect this school year.  Some 90% of state-funded primary...
Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Ireland To Hold Referendum To Remove Blasphemy From Constitution

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Ireland's Justice Minister announced last week that the Government has approved the holding of a referendum on a constitutional amendme...
Friday, March 30, 2018

Ireland Referendum Set on Constitutional Amendment Allowing Abortion

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On Wednesday, Ireland's Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government announced that he had set May 25 as the date for a referend...
Thursday, October 22, 2015

In Ireland, Non-Catholic Students Have Difficulty Locating A School

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The Guardian reported yesterday on efforts in Ireland to obtain repeal of the provision in Section 7 of the Equal Status Act 2000 which all...
Monday, May 25, 2015

Official Results and Reactions To Ireland's Marriage Equality Referendum

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The official results of Ireland's referendum last Friday (see prior posting ) that approved same-sex marriage was 62.07% yes and 37.93%...
Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Irish Referendum On Same-Sex Marriage Will Be Held Friday

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In Ireland on Friday voters will cast ballots in a referendum to approve same-sex marriage. ( Referendum Commission Voters Guide ). Voters w...
Friday, October 03, 2014

Ireland Will Have Vote On Removing Blasphemy From Constitution

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Last year, Ireland's Convention on the Constitution recommended that a referendum be held on whether to replace the current constitution...