2015 Irish constitutional referendums

The government of Ireland held referendums on 22 May 2015 on two proposed amendments to the Constitution of Ireland which had been recommended by the Constitutional Convention.^[1] The amendment to permit same-sex marriage in the Republic of Ireland was approved by 62–38% of the voters.^[2] The other amendment would have reduced the age of candidacy for the President of Ireland from 35 to 21, but voters rejected it by 73–27%. A Dáil by-election in Carlow–Kilkenny was held on the same day.^[2] Other amendments were considered but not proceeded with, including reducing the voting age from 18 to 16, and sanctioning the establishment of a Unified Patent Court.^[3]^[4]

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^ ^a ^b "Wording of same-sex marriage referendum published". RTÉ.ie. 21 January 2015. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
^ "Government to hold up to half a dozen referendums next year". The Irish Times. 14 August 2014. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
^ Collins, Stephen (15 January 2015). "Coalition abandons plan for poll on younger voting age". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2015.