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bemildred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-17-11 10:46 AM
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Sinn Fein calls for Irish constitution change
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Source: BBC

A Sinn Fein MP has called on the Irish government to change the constitution to allow people in NI to vote in the Republic's presidential election.

Conor Murphy said that despite being permitted to hold Irish citizenship, people in Northern Ireland would be "disenfranchised" in the October poll.

Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness is the bookmakers' third favourite to win the presidential election next month.

It is thought unlikely the constitution would be changed in time for the poll.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-14960764
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