Second Republic (campaign group) explained

Second Republic
Native Name:An Dara Poblacht
Founding Location:Dublin

Second Republic is a campaign group for political reform in Ireland. The group was founded in 2010[1] [2] and lobbied for the establishment of the Irish Constitutional Convention.[3] [4]

The group advocates the introduction of citizen-initiated referendums in Ireland,[5] votes for the Irish diaspora,[6] and participates in the Open Government Partnership. In 2015, the group made a submission to the working group on Seanad reform that comprised a public consultation of over 1,200 people.

In 2013, the group's founding member was shortlisted for a Volunteer of the Year Award for work done by Second Republic in building citizenship and campaigning for reform.

References

  1. News: Joanna . Hunt . 5 December 2010 . Group seeks 'second republic' . Irish Times . Dublin . 14 May 2015 .
  2. News: O'Brien . Carol . 6 December 2010 . Broad-based protests against budget . Irish Times . Dublin . 14 May 2015 .
  3. News: Kirby . Peadar . 24 January 2012 . Vital role for the people in rewriting the Constitution . Irish Times . Dublin . 14 May 2015 .
  4. Book: O'Toole, Fintan. Up the Republic!: Towards a New Ireland. Faber & Faber. 2012. 978-0571289028.
  5. News: Moran . Oliver . 10 November 2014 . Irish Water protests show exactly why we need direct democracy . The Journal . Dublin . 14 May 2015 .
  6. News: Moran . Oliver . Cantwell. Sarah . 26 March 2014 . Why has the Government ignored the Irish diaspora – again? . The Journal . Dublin . 14 May 2015 .

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