The Yes and No referendum campaigns explained

This Friday, March 8th, Irish citizens will be asked to vote in two referendums.

This week’s vote was originally envisioned as a relatively straightforward step in updating the Constitution to better reflect the more diverse range of Irish families and remove an outdated reference to women’s position in the home.

However, after weeks of debate and legitimate arguments both for and against the amendments, many people are facing into Friday’s vote feeling more confused than when the campaign started.

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On today’s In the News podcast political correspondent Jennifer Bray outlines what people will be asked to vote on this Friday, March 8th and the implications of voting Yes or No in the upcoming referendums.

Presented by Sorcha Pollak. Produced by Aideen Finnegan.