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The Labour Party is regarded a party of the centre-left [6] which has been described as a social democratic party [7] but is referred to in its constitution as a democratic socialist party. [8] Its constitution refers to the party as a "movement of democratic socialists, social democrats, environmentalists, progressives, feminists (and) trade ...
The Constitution of Ireland replaced the Constitution of the Irish Free State, which had been in effect since the independence, as a dominion, of the Irish state from the United Kingdom on 6 December 1922. [4] There were two main motivations for replacing the constitution in 1937.
On each occasion from 1948 until 2016, it was the leading party of a coalition with the Labour Party, and in three of those cases also with other smaller parties. At the 2011 general election, Fine Gael became the largest party in the Oireachtas with 36.1% of the vote. Fine Gael has 38 TDs, 17 senators, four MEPs and 246 councillors.
The Irish Labour Party constitution makes provision for both Trade Unions and Socialist Societies to affiliate to the party. There are currently seven Trade Unions affiliated to the Party: Munster & District Graphical Society; Fórsa (Municipal Employees Division) National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT)
Socialist Labour Party: First stage (defeated) Divorce: Permit by deleting Article 41.3.2° and 41.3.3°. Divorce was eventually permitted by the 15th amendment in 1996. [11] Eighth (Divorce) 1982: PMB: Workers' Party: First stage (lapsed) Divorce: Relax ban. This was eventually lifted by the 15th amendment in 1996. [12] Eighth (Divorce) 1983 ...
The Third Amendment of the Constitution Bill 1971 was introduced in the Dáil by Tánaiste Erskine H. Childers of Fianna Fáil. [1] Among the opposition parties, it was supported by Fine Gael and opposed by the Labour Party. At the Second Stage debates, it was moved by Taoiseach Jack Lynch. [2]
The Labour Party, Sinn Féin, and the Green Party each proposed the drafting of new constitution, respectively by a 90-member "constitutional convention", [35] an "all-Ireland Constitutional Forum", [36] and a "Citizens Assembly". [37] Fine Gael and Labour produced a Programme for Government in March and formed a coalition government. [2]
The Constitution of Ireland adopted in 1937 included a ban on divorce. An attempt by the Fine Gael–Labour Party government in 1986 to amend this provision was rejected in a referendum by 63.5% to 36.5%. In 1989, the Dail passed the Judicial Separation and Family Law Reform Act, which allowed Irish courts to recognize legal separation.