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IRISH CONSTITUTION
Irish Constitution Links
“All progress is initiated by challenging current conceptions, and executed by supplanting existing institutions.”
George Bernard Shaw

Bunreacht na hÉireann
The Irish name of the Irish Constitution literally means the Basic Law of Ireland.  This site is the official Irish Government Website, which contains the online and most up-to-date version of the Irish Constitution (2004).

Irish Constitution
Irish Constitution through the Irish Government Website “Oasis” with explanations of the parts of the Constitution and how it works.

Bunreacht na hEireann
Irish Constitution, Trinity College Dublin version, in operation 1937, enrolled 1999, updated with amendments 2002.

Irish Constitution of the Irish Free State
Irish Constitution, 1922 version, at University College Cork, CELT project (Corpus of Electronic Texts).

Bunreacht na hÉireann
Irish Constitution, Würzburg version (December 1999). Broken link; looking for updated link; contains history of the constitutional process.

Divorce Referendum
Copy and information on the Divorce Referendum in 1995.

Northern Ireland Peace Agreement of 1998
As found on the Irish Government Website, Department of the Taoiseach.

Northern Ireland Agreement Referendum (1998)
Archived page on the Irish Law Website for historical reference purposes.

Referendum Commission
Information on the Irish Referendum Commission, which oversees amendments to the Constitution and referenda. The Referendum Commission is an independent body created by law. The Commission has a Chairman who is required to be a former judge of the Supreme Court or the High Court or a judge of the High Court. The Commission’s other members are required to be the Clerk of the Dáil, the Clerk of the Seanad, the Ombudsman and the Comptroller and Auditor General. The Referendum Commission is independent in its actions and is supported by a secretariat from the Office of the Ombudsman.

Past Referenda
Information on past Irish referenda.

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