The Explainer: Why is the 27th Amendment back in the news?

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What is the 27th Amendment, and why is it back in the news again? We speak to hogan_hilary to find out the background on the latest episode of TheExplainerPod

Image: Shutterstock Image: Shutterstock IN 2004, THE Irish population voted overwhelmingly to insert the 27th Amendment into the Constitution of Ireland.

The amendment came back into the spotlight two years ago, when there were two high-profile cases of children facing deportation due to their status.This bill proposes to amend the law to enable children who are born in Ireland and who have lived here for three years to be considered for naturalisation as an Irish citizen, irrespective of the status of their parents.

 

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Why? The fact that it was overwhelmingly voted against by the Irish people and now the government want to overturn it? At a time when the vultures are repossessing homes like smarties

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