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#OnThisDay 25th May 2018, the referendum to repeal the 8th amendment of the Irish constitution was passed, removing the barrier to abortion provision in the country.
You can see a number of documents from the campaign in our collection: https://www.leftarchive.ie/subject/3762/
Today marks the 9th anniversary of the 2015 #MarriageEquality referendum in Ireland, which removed blocks on same-sex marriage.
On the first anniversary, we featured a series of articles by @tomboktu@twitter.com looking at the evolution of the issue in Gay Community News.
#OnThisDay 22nd May 2015, the Marriage Equality referendum was carried in Ireland, removing barriers to same-sex marriage.
#OnThisDay 10th May 1972, Ireland voted in the European Communities Membership Referendum.
Documents from the referendum: https://www.leftarchive.ie/subject/2223/
From the 1995 divorce referendum, a poster from the Socialist Workers' Party (SWP).
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#OnThisDay 24th November 1995:
A referendum was passed to remove the prohibition on divorce from the Irish constitution.