“It was a stunt that backfired”: Senator Michael McDowell says he believes the Attorney-General’s advice on #Referendum2024 was leaked from “within government” to strengthen the case for the Care amendment in a “cynical move.”
A dejected Roderic O’Gorman has said he is “extremely disappointed” by the result of #Referendum2024.
Leo Varadkar says he was “confident” the Yes side would win when he started the #Referendum2024 campaign, but in the last week became “increasingly concerned.” He also responds to whether Neale Richmond’s “serious consequences for immigration” claim contributed to the defeat.
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?
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The organisation has become massively dependent on the Irish state to support it.