IRELAND
Irish Times
KILIAN DOYLE, AOIFE CARR and GENEVIEVE CARBERY
The children’s right referendum has been passed by a margin of 57.4 per cent to 42.6 per cent.
The proposed constitutional amendment looks at a number of areas of children’s rights including adoption, protection, State intervention in neglect cases and giving children a say in their own protection proceedings.
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More than 3.1 million people were eligible to vote, but the low-key campaign failed to capture the public imagination. The turnout was just 33.5 per cent.
Despite the low turnout, Minister for Children Frances Fitzgerald said it was a “historic day” for children’s rights in Ireland.
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