Minister Roderic O’Gorman says the public’s rejection of #Referendum2024 was not a rejection of the political parties who advocated for a ‘Yes’/’Yes’ vote, or a rejection of State-funded campaigning NGOs like the National Women’s Council. Question by Ben Scallan.
The truth is that it was the politicians who didn’t understand – why they were having these votes, what the point of them was, or why people had the concerns that they did.
“It’s an important decision.”
“Inclusive Ireland.”
After all, if the independent electoral commission was actually independent, would politicians have been so eager to set it up?
Public spending
“compelling arguments” for voting yes
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The organisation has become massively dependent on the Irish state to support it.
March 8th referendum
No surprise
Why are NGOs which do not really represent anyone allowed to continue to claim a mandate that they simply do not have?