1979 Irish constitutional referendums

April 2022 none Two referendums were held together in Ireland on 5 July 1979, each on a proposed amendment of the Irish constitution. Both proposals were approved by voters. Sixth Amendment Sixth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland The Sixth Amendment to the constitution provided that orders made by the Adoption Board could not be declared unconstitutional because they were not made by a court. Sixth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland referendumhttp://www.environ.ie/en/LocalGovernment/Voting/Referenda/PublicationsDocuments/FileDownLoad,1894,en.pdf Referendum Results Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government 14 August 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141224084849/http://www.environ.ie/en/LocalGovernment/Voting/Referenda/PublicationsDocuments/FileDownLoad%2C1894%2Cen.pdf 24 December 2014 601694 607959 6265 2179466 15517 Seventh Amendment Seventh Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland The Seventh Amendment to the constitution allowed the state to determine by law which institutions of higher education would be entitled to elect members of the Senate. Seventh Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland referendum 552600 598084 45484 2179466 24562 See also Constitutional amendment Politics of the Republic of Ireland History of the Republic of Ireland Amendments to the Constitution of Ireland References Constitutional referendums Constitutional referendums Irish constitutional referendums Ireland 1979 Irish constitutional referendums Constitutional referendums, 1979