Ireland – Government may fall before abortion legislation passes

Pat Leahy: Government may fall before abortion legislation passes
Faltering Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil relations put election in mid-distance

April 27, 2018
Pat Leahy

No election or referendum, especially a referendum in this country, is a foregone conclusion until the votes are counted, but last week’s Irish Times opinion poll suggests that the Yes side is firmly in the driving seat in the abortion referendum campaign.

Our poll was mirrored in a Sunday Times poll published a few days later and in private research conducted in recent weeks.

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