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Politicians are admitting “extreme nervousness” about the Local and European elections in June after the shock results of the family and care referendums.
Fianna Fáil Senator Lisa Chambers has confirmed that she canvassed for a Yes vote in Dublin last month but voted against the referendums when she cast her ballot on Friday.
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Coalition politicians turn fire on proposed hate crime law, saying new legislation should be abandoned
Leo Varadkar said he was confident the majority of Fine Gael TDs voted yes-yes.
Voters defeated two measures that would have deleted an existing mention of mothers in the Irish Constitution and widened the definition of the family.