We voted to look reality in the eye, says Taoiseach after Ireland’s pro-choice landslide

July 22, 2020 / By mobanmarket

Ireland’s prime minister hailed the "quiet revolution” that delivered an overwhelming victory in favour of repealing its strict abortion laws on Saturday in a vote that marked voters’ steady drift away from the grip of the country’s conservative Catholic roots.

More than 67 per cent voted in favour of reform, while 33 per cent voted against in a landslide victory for the pro-choice Yes campaign. 

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Delighted crowds clapped, embraced and wept in the yard of Dublin Castle, where the result was announced after a day of counting the ballots on Saturday.

A few yards down the road, at City Hall, a group of Yes voters broke into spontaneous singing, cheered on by passersby.

“The people have said we want…

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