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Members of VotingRights.ie have sent the following letter to the Minister for Tourism and the Minister for the Diaspora: WWW.VOTINGRIGHTS.IE                                                                                                    September 30, 2022 Hon. Catherine Martin, TDMinister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media23 Kildare Street, Dublin 2 D02 TD30   Hon. Colm Brophy, TD Minister for the Diaspora & Overseas Development Department of Foreign AffairsIveagh House80Continue reading “VotingRights.ie members write to Government ministers regarding Decade of Centenaries omission.”

Teresa Reidy of the Department of Government and Politics, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland has published a paper worth reading. Entitled, “Votes, Votes, Votes: Explaining the Long Road to Enfranchisement in Ireland”, it’s in the “Frontiers of Political Science”. The abstract: Enfranchisement of emigrant citizens living outside their home states has been a notable trendContinue reading “Academic examines delay in Irish emigrant enfranchisement”

From an Irish Times report by Jack Power: Thousands of Brazilians in Ireland queued for several hours to cast overseas votes in the country’s presidential election, where left-wing former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is seeking to unseat right-wing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. One of those waiting in a line that snaked up and downContinue reading “Brazilians exercise their right to vote from Dublin”

Continuing our look at the Citizenship Papers from the tranche of papers launched at our recent conference, this week we look at an essay by Kathleen O’Sullivan of Blackrock, County Cork. Kathleen O’Sullivan is the mother of Morgan O’Sullivan, who emigrated to the US in 2004. Read a few excerpts below, and read the entireContinue reading “Exploring the Citizenship Papers: A Mother’s Loss”

Every week on VotingRights.ie, we’re going to feature a paper from our Citizenship Papers series. The series was launched at a conference earlier this spring. We’re kicking off with the opening charge from our recent conference, which was given by former Senator Billy Lawless, a co-founder of VotingRights.ie. In his paper, Lawless addresses Ireland’s relationshipContinue reading “Catch up on the Citizenship Papers”

A majority of people in the Republic of Ireland support extending voting rights in presidential elections to Irish citizens in Northern Ireland and those living abroad, according to a new survey. The study was conducted on the eve of a major online conference on citizenship and voting taking place on March 1. (More details andContinue reading “Press Release: Majority support presidential vote for citizens in Northern Ireland and abroad”

1st March 2021, 8.30am – 3.00pm (GMT) A major digital conference will take place on 1 March 2021 to discuss Irish citizenship, the role of emigrants and voting rights. Organised by VotingRights.ie and the Clinton Institute for American Studies at UCD, in association with EPIC: The Emigration Museum and VICA (Votes for Irish Citizens Abroad),Continue reading “Citizenship, Emigrants and Voting Rights Post Brexit – Conference”

VotingRights.ie and the Clinton Center for American Studies at UCD will host a virtual conference on March 1st entitled “Citizenship, Emigrants and Voting Rights Post Brexit”. The conference will feature speakers from across Ireland and the global Irish community, including citizens, activists, academics, and political representatives. Highlights will include release of a national poll andContinue reading “VotingRights.ie to co-host conference: Citizenship, Emigrants and Voting Rights Post Brexit: March 1, 2021”

Emma DeSouza, the citizen-activist who took a court challenge against the British government to assert her rights as an Irish citizen under the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, has been appointed the Vice-Chair of VotingRights.ie and spokesperson for the group in Northern Ireland.  Co-Founder of VotingRights.ie Billy Lawless, former Senator for the Diaspora in the IrishContinue reading “Emma DeSouza appointed as Vice-Chair”

VotingRights.ie cofounder Billy Lawless, who has been an Independent member of the Seanad for the last four years, has written to Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar and Fianna Fáil’s Micheál Martin to express the importance of representation for emigrants, citizens in Northern Ireland, and other nonresident citizens in a new programme of government. In theContinue reading “VotingRights.ie seeks more inclusive citizenship in new programme of government”