2011 Irish constitutional referendums

Two constitutional referendums were held simultaneously in Ireland on 27 October 2011, each on a proposed amendment of the Constitution of Ireland.[1] The proposed amendments are on judicial salaries pay cuts, and to provide additional powers to Oireachtas committees.[2][3]

They were held on the same day as the 2011 presidential election and a Dáil by-election in Dublin West. An application to prevent both referendums from going ahead was refused by the Supreme Court on 26 October 2011.[4] The Irish Council for Civil Liberties said the information provided to voters in advance of polling in the two constitutional referendums was "tardy and inadequate".[5]

  1. ^ Burke-Kennedy, Eoin (27 July 2011). "Date set for presidential poll". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  2. ^ Minihan, Mary (15 June 2011). "Judges' pay referendum to take place in October". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  3. ^ Minihan, Mary (11 August 2011). "Broadcasting group seeks feedback on election coverage". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Supreme Court refuses referendum application". RTÉ News. 26 October 2011. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  5. ^ Edwards, Elaine."Referendum information 'inadequate' - ICCL" Archived 2011-10-28 at the Wayback Machine. The Irish Times. 27 October 2011.