Speaking to Meath Live,earlier today, Aontú Councillor Emer Toibín said,
“The result sends a strong message that the vast majority of the public rejected what the Government
was trying to do and the way that they were trying to do it.
“It was a clear message that you cannot ask people to answer questions without clear language ,
without the implications of those very articles [and] what they would have on society,
it strongly said that people need to be asked clear questions when dealing with the Constitution.”
Questioned if the referendums rejection was a protest vote, she added,
“I’d say there was a parallel protest vote there as well .
“People had issues [with] how carers were going to be treated going forward,
the removal of the word ‘Mother’ from the Constitution in total was a very serious issue,
the removal of the word ‘Woman’ from this particular article was also of serious concern but there
would be a cohort within the electorate that would be extremely disappointed with the direction
this Government is taking the country in and they wanted to make their voices heard.”
