Date confirmed for 8th Amendment Referendum

The Government has confirmed the referendum on the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution will be held on Friday 25 May.

It comes after the bill to hold a referendum passed all stages of the Seanad.

That cleared the way for the Minister for Housing and Local Government, Eoghan Murphy, to set the date for the Referendum on the Eighth Amendment.

40 Senators voted in favour of the Bill with ten voting against.