ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Maebh Harding

Dr Maebh Harding is Assistant Professor in Family and Child Law at UCD Sutherland School of Law, Ireland. She is a co-founder of the Doing Feminist Legal Work network funded by the Irish Research Council.

POSTS BY Maebh Harding

27 March 2024

Maebh Harding

Rejecting Lip Service or Validating 1930s Family Values?

On 8th March 2024, the Irish people rejected two separate constitutional referendums on family and care in an overwhelming no vote. These amendments aimed to update a conservative and gendered ideal of family found in Article 41. The family and care referendums involved more abstract statements of directive constitutional values. The result of the referendums is a win for voter confusion, anger towards the government and the NoNo campaign. It is also a loss for political constitutionalism. Continue reading >>