Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland

For the Irish Free State constitutional amendment, see Constitution (Amendment No. 27) Act 1936.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland
11 June 2004 (2004-06-11)
To limit the right to Irish citizenship by birth
Results
Choice
 Votes %
Yes 1,427,520 79.17%
No 375,695 20.83%
Valid votes 1,803,215 98.89%
Invalid or blank votes 20,219 1.11%
Total votes 1,823,434 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 3,041,688 59.95%

The Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Act 2004 (previously bill no. 15 of 2004) amended the Constitution of Ireland to limit the constitutional right to Irish citizenship of individuals born on the island of Ireland to the children of at least one Irish citizen and the children of at least one parent who is, at the time of the birth, entitled to Irish citizenship. It was approved by referendum on 11 June 2004 and signed into law on 24 June of the same year.[1] It affected in part changes made to the Constitution by the Nineteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland which was passed as part of the Good Friday Agreement.[2]

  1. ^ Book (eISB), electronic Irish Statute. "electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB)". www.irishstatutebook.ie. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  2. ^ Kennedy, Geraldine (15 February 2000). "Suspension of agreement leaves Ahern in constitutional dilemma: the Taoiseach has sound constitutional grounds for concern over the suspension of the Belfast Agreement". The Irish Times.