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category national | rights, freedoms and repression | news report author Saturday June 12, 2004 22:43author by Jordy Report this post to the editors

Citizenship vote on course for resounding 'yes'

Proposed changes to our citizenship laws are expected to be ratified tonight in a referendum to tighten the State’s immigration regulations.

More than half of the country’s 34 electoral districts have recorded between 70 and 80% of the poll in favour of the constitutional change.

If passed, parents of Irish-born children will no longer have the right to claim citizenship in the country.

Turnout for the poll was expected to be around the 60% mark, with many voters taking the chance to exercise their franchise in the local and European elections as well.

This compares with a low of 35% in the first referendum on the Nice Treaty in June 2001.

The Government said the result indicated their decision to call for the constitutional change.

Justice Minister Michael McDowell said: “We brought it to the people on a day when they would be turning out in large numbers and we said at the beginning of this government that we would be bringing constitutional change.”

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 #   Title   Author   Date 
 1   when irish eyes are racist     Benny Blanco    Sat Jun 12, 2004 22:44 
 2   Well that's it for me     Mary O'Rourke    Sat Jun 12, 2004 22:49 
 3   What a shit country     Badman    Sat Jun 12, 2004 23:05 
 4   Shame on us     UCD Lefty type    Sat Jun 12, 2004 23:30 
 5   OK OK     Lone Gunman    Sat Jun 12, 2004 23:35 
 6   They will always be Irish     Jeremiah O'Mahony    Sat Jun 12, 2004 23:59 
 7   Racism or self-preservation ?     Charles Darwin    Sun Jun 13, 2004 00:08 
 8   To Jeremiah     PJ    Sun Jun 13, 2004 00:18 
 9   sligo!!     anarcho advocate    Sun Jun 13, 2004 00:23 
 10   saddened     irish abroad    Sun Jun 13, 2004 00:35 
 11   a serious indictment on the irish public.     chris bond    Sun Jun 13, 2004 00:36 
 12   we had the referendumb pulled over our eyes     benny blanco    Sun Jun 13, 2004 00:43 
 13   Our very own fascist party!     Acid    Sun Jun 13, 2004 00:46 
 14   So the Irish are racist?     Kevin, Dublin    Sun Jun 13, 2004 01:14 
 15   take a look around     Nordie    Sun Jun 13, 2004 02:56 
 16   Commentarium     Festus    Sun Jun 13, 2004 03:07 
 17   First round over     Limerick1919    Sun Jun 13, 2004 04:00 
 18   John Waters predicted it would br defeated 2:1     Nazeem    Sun Jun 13, 2004 04:02 
 19   I Told You So     Sean Dowling    Sun Jun 13, 2004 07:51 
 20   The referendum     jeff    Sun Jun 13, 2004 14:50 
 21   Ashamed     Starstruck    Sun Jun 13, 2004 15:21 
 22   Racist     Phil Boylan    Sun Jun 13, 2004 15:50 
 23   Vote on Michael Mcdowell to be deported     Emma    Sun Jun 13, 2004 17:04 
 24   Thank God for the Referendum     Alan Darcy    Sun Jun 13, 2004 17:20 
 25   Alan Darcy     jeff    Sun Jun 13, 2004 17:53 
 26   Desperate measures     Phil Boylan    Sun Jun 13, 2004 19:20 
 27   Re: Darwin garbage above     R. Isible    Sun Jun 13, 2004 19:28 
 28   the inner racist     Nordie    Sun Jun 13, 2004 19:37 
 29   Unsuprised.     angryliberal    Sun Jun 13, 2004 19:56 
 30   sean     sean    Sun Jun 13, 2004 20:06 
 31   Citizen referendum     Katherine O'Connor    Mon Jun 14, 2004 01:22 
 32   We're still Ireland of the welcomes...     Bentley driver    Mon Jun 14, 2004 01:42 
 33   Mc Dowell on RTÉ     audio rté    Mon Jun 14, 2004 09:37 
 34   MP3 Audio of RTÉ discussion     audio rté    Mon Jun 14, 2004 10:10 
 35   Disappointed, but not really surprised...     Donnacha    Mon Jun 14, 2004 12:58 
 36   But you gave your vote to the Conservatives + UKIP     Michael Keane    Mon Jun 14, 2004 13:16 
 37   RE: But you gave your vote to the Conservatives + UKIP     Donnacha    Mon Jun 14, 2004 15:08 
 38   No Campaign     Ushinator    Mon Jun 14, 2004 15:13 
 39   Reasons for higher No vote     Limerick1919    Mon Jun 14, 2004 16:07 
 40   Reason No Vote Lost     Jason Kennedy    Mon Jun 14, 2004 16:31 
 41   Yes votes No     Yes Voter    Mon Jun 14, 2004 16:41 
 42   a 100% selfish     pc    Mon Jun 14, 2004 17:41 
 43   It's a class war -     Diaspora    Mon Jun 14, 2004 20:23 
 44   Where can i get bumper stickers?     Moley O Suilleabhain    Tue Jun 15, 2004 14:50 
 45   This was a racist referendum     babybromely    Tue Jun 15, 2004 14:59 
 46   Ireland sidetracked by bossess into stupid squabble shock (yawn)     exxplioter    Tue Jun 15, 2004 16:08 
 47   Barmy babybromely     BK    Tue Jun 15, 2004 16:53 
 48   Lunatic fringes     Joe    Tue Jun 15, 2004 17:06 
 49   Lunatic Fringe     BK    Tue Jun 15, 2004 17:25 
 50   seafoid     Dee    Tue Jun 15, 2004 17:29 
 51   Back from my therapy session...and some calls me a lunactic - oh how wounding!!     babybromley    Tue Jun 15, 2004 18:09 
 52   OK fine     Phil Boylan    Tue Jun 15, 2004 21:27 
 53   Other countries are not as racist....     Jim Williams    Tue Jun 15, 2004 21:38 
 54   Dream on Mr. Williams ....     expatriate    Tue Jun 15, 2004 23:00 
 55   Ooops...     expatriate    Tue Jun 15, 2004 23:59 
 56   I refuse to accept this racist result.     Pat B    Wed Jun 16, 2004 02:28 
 57   still black still strong     benny blanko    Wed Jun 16, 2004 03:53 
 58   Pat B     G    Wed Jun 16, 2004 11:40 
 59   Re: Phil Boylan     Joe    Wed Jun 16, 2004 11:49 
 60   Another one for Phil     Dee    Wed Jun 16, 2004 14:02 
 61   Here is the harm     Jim Williams    Wed Jun 16, 2004 14:31 
 62   "You can't just hand out Irish Citizenship to everyone willy nilly."     Me    Wed Jun 16, 2004 14:35 
 63   "Not unless you are CJH."     Jim Williams    Wed Jun 16, 2004 14:37 
 64   Hi Jim     Dee    Wed Jun 16, 2004 14:47 
 65   Re Your Dee's Comments     Jim Williams    Wed Jun 16, 2004 15:20 
 66   Jim     Dee    Wed Jun 16, 2004 15:25 
 67   Re Your Question     Jim Williams    Wed Jun 16, 2004 15:44 
 68   Convenient asylum     Dee    Wed Jun 16, 2004 16:04 
 69   Re Asylum Seekers     The Department    Wed Jun 16, 2004 16:24 
 70   hwwww     Dee    Wed Jun 16, 2004 16:35 
 71   xenophobia??     xenophon    Wed Jun 16, 2004 16:48 
 72   Dee     Dee    Wed Jun 16, 2004 16:52 
 73   figures     The Department    Wed Jun 16, 2004 16:55 
 74   Figures     Department    Wed Jun 16, 2004 17:20 
 75   Doh     Dee    Wed Jun 16, 2004 17:21 
 76   Re Your "final" question     Department    Wed Jun 16, 2004 18:55 
 77   Dual Citizenship     Phil Boylan    Wed Jun 16, 2004 21:20 
 78   With "friends" like you, who needs enemies?     Phuq Hedd    Wed Jun 16, 2004 22:35 
 79   Friends     Phil Boylan    Wed Jun 16, 2004 23:05 
 80   why are you anti- Good Friday Agreement Mr boylan?     ;-)    Wed Jun 16, 2004 23:18 
 81   Irish     Phil Boylan    Thu Jun 17, 2004 00:53 
 82   DANGER: Fantasist at Work     Phuq Hedd    Thu Jun 17, 2004 02:57 
 83   spending     Donnacha    Thu Jun 17, 2004 13:08 
 84   Racist?     Firewoman    Thu Jun 17, 2004 13:55 
 85   Phuq!!!!     Phil Boylan    Thu Jun 17, 2004 22:15 
 86   Re. Anger management courses     the quiet man    Thu Jun 17, 2004 22:34 
 87   thank you Phil for the reply to the "not only a disssident but anti-social to boot" comment.     ;-)    Thu Jun 17, 2004 22:54 
 88   A tangled web     Phuq Hedd    Fri Jun 18, 2004 00:53 
 89   I'm with Phuq     babybromley    Fri Jun 18, 2004 11:37 
 90   "make something constructive and useful out of this sorry fiasco"     Mark Robins    Sun Jun 20, 2004 12:29 
 91   Get to know them     Northsider    Sun Jun 20, 2004 17:56 
 92   Results     Anne    Sun Jun 20, 2004 22:00 
 93   voting...     Donnacha    Mon Jun 21, 2004 16:40 
 94   Ireland backward, racist. U.S. progressive, multicultural     Yankee doodle    Mon Jun 21, 2004 17:20 
 95   Yankee     Donnacha    Wed Jun 23, 2004 18:44 
 96   re getting to know em     pc    Wed Jun 23, 2004 19:20 
 97   It's not racist     Joe Public    Wed Jun 23, 2004 23:37 
 98   Racist, Racist, Racist     j26    Thu Jun 24, 2004 01:20 
 99   Re Your last comments     Catherine Molloy    Thu Jun 24, 2004 10:29 
 100   what ? only racist , no economic reasons!     happy henry    Wed Jul 07, 2004 00:30 
 101   McDowell     gerry k    Wed Jul 07, 2004 14:39 
 102   majority decisions     Andy    Wed Jul 07, 2004 17:08 
 103   all u people r...     Happy Troll    Fri Jul 09, 2004 10:42 
 104   re:yankee doodle     happy troll    Fri Jul 09, 2004 11:26 
 105   Bounty Hunter     Crank McFourt    Wed Aug 04, 2004 09:46 
 106   Democracy     Al    Wed Aug 04, 2004 22:48 


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