“Sir, – I note that a University of Limerick graduate is taking a constitutional action relating to the university franchise (‘Failure to extend Seanad vote is unconstitutional, High Court told’, News, March 3rd). As long ago as August 1979, the seventh amendment to the Constitution permitted the reform by law of the university franchise to allow holders of degrees from Irish institutions other than the NUI colleges and the University of Dublin (Trinity College) to be represented in Seanad Éireann in a separate constituency …” (more)
[Eunan O’Halpin,