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Peter MURPHY

Ireland Referendum On Family And Women's Roles Defeated: Varadkar

The government had supported the proposed changes (Credit: AFP)

A dual referendum in Ireland on redefining family and women's roles in the constitution has been defeated, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Saturday.

The government had supported the proposed changes, which would have widened the definition of the family and clarified out-dated language about the duties of women in society.

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