Referendum on the Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008 (Lisbon Treaty) A referendum on a proposal to amend the Constitution to allow Ireland to ratify the Lisbon Treaty was held on 12 June 2008. The Treaty proposed to amend, but not replace, the two main treaties which govern the EU, namely: The Treaty would … Continued

Referendum on the Twenty-Seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004 (Irish Citizenship) A referendum on a proposal to change the rules about the constitutional entitlement to citizenship by birth was held on 11 June 2004. The change meant that: The proposal was approved by the people. Report You can read the Referendum Commission’s report online … Continued

Referendum on the Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2002 (The Treaty of Nice) A referendum on a proposal to amend the Irish Constitution to allow Ireland to ratify the Treaty of Nice was held on 19 October 2002. The main purpose of the Treaty of Nice was to make some changes in the institutions … Continued

Referendum on the Twenty-Fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Protection of Human Life in Pregnancy) Bill 2001 A referendum on a proposal to change the Constitution in relation to the law on abortion was held on 6 March 2002. The Bill contained the proposed changes in the Constitution and the proposed text of the Protection of … Continued

Referendum on the Twenty-First Amendment of the Constitution(No. 2) Bill 2001 (Abolition of the Death Penalty) A referendum on a proposal to delete all references to the death penalty from the Constitution was held on 7 June 2001. Four separate provisions of the Constitution were amended, the combined effect of which was to delete all … Continued

Referendum on the Twenty-Third Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2001 (Acceptance of the Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court) A referendum on a proposal to accept the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court was held on 7 June 2001. The Rome Statute on the International Criminal Court (1998) provides for the establishment of a permanent … Continued

Referendum on the Twenty-Fourth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2001 (The Treaty of Nice) A referendum on a proposal to amend the Irish Constitution to allow Ireland to ratify the Treaty of Nice was held on 7 June 2001. The Treaty of Nice was agreed by the Heads of State or Government of the EU … Continued