Senator Michael McDowell – Ireland’s former Attorney General – has accused the government of “propagating lies” on the upcoming referendum, saying that it’s “about time” that the “disinformation campaign” stops. Watch the full interview with Ben Scallan now:
Numerous Irish Ministers have suggested that the Irish Constitution says a “woman’s place is in the home” ahead of the referendum – a claim which the Electoral Commission has confirmed is false. Ben Scallan presses Minister Norma Foley about this “constant” misinformation:
Arguments about misinformation cannot be sustained when the Government itself is openly misinforming voters about the consequences of what they are asking the public to vote on.
‘Suppression of information’
“Leo Varadkar, in my view, should get better advice…He misunderstood what the Dublin Convention is all about.” Dr. Mehari Fisseha, PhD in Migration Studies, speaks to @Ben_Scallan about Ireland’s asylum system, Neale Richmond’s family-reunification comments, and more.
Simon Harris says it is “entirely true” that the government could increase funding for carers, with or without a ‘Yes’ vote in the care referendum, despite Roderic O’Gorman’s claim that the referendum would help to secure such funding. Question by Ben Scallan.
Zilch. Nada.
March 8th referendum
In the event that you’re shocked by a “YES” win, it might be worth bearing the above factors in mind.
Women opposing the government’s referendum proposal marched through Dublin city centre on Saturday, saying the only references to women and mother in the Constitution should remain. #gript
Opposing government proposal
Dublin City Centre rally