Press release from The Iona Institute Government must restore the funding immediately The decision by the State’s child and family agency to bring a complete end to State funding of Accord’s marriage preparation courses is “appalling and indefensible”, The Iona Institute has said today. The funding amounted to almost €400,000 annually. Commenting on the decision,...
Press release from The Iona Institute This confirms the extent to which marriage will be radically changed The Referendum Commission has confirmed to The Iona Institute that two heterosexual friends of the same sex will be allowed to marry each other under the proposed new law should the marriage referendum be carried on May 22....
Press release from The Iona Institute The Iona Institute has today released a new one minute video explaining why Ireland should vote No in the marriage referendum on May 22. The video points out the consequences of changing Article 41 of the Constitution as the Government and the Yes side proposes. It points out how the...
Press release from The Iona Institute Major new legal opinion issued on effects of new Article 41 if passed If we pass the marriage referendum as the Government wants it will have profound changes on how we view the family in our law. A major legal opinion commissioned by The Iona Institute examines this question. It...
Press release from The Iona Institute The call by the IDA for a Yes vote in the coming marriage referendum has been described as “completely unacceptable” by David Quinn of The Iona Institute. The head of the IDA has said a Yes vote would be “good for business”. Responding, David Quinn said: “By intervening in...
Press release from The Iona Institute The Iona Institute has registered with SIPO as a Third Party. We decided to do this in order to play a fuller part in the marriage referendum. As part of this we will be distributing leaflets urging a No vote. We hope to be able to distribute a minimum...
Press release from The Iona Institute Up and down the country, Yes side activists are tearing down or defacing No campaign posters and boasting about it on Facebook, twitter and other social media. This is a clear breach of the law. It is happening in broad daylight and yet there has hardly been a sound...
Press release from The Iona Institute Proposed redefinition of the family attacks the rights of children On ‘This Week’ on RTE today, Tanaiste Joan Burton clearly demonstrated that she and the Government attach no special value to a child enjoying the love of both a mother and a father. Pressed by presenter Richard Crowley as...
Press release from The Iona Institute Would it be acceptable for Twitter to call on Irish people to vote for a particular party? Multinational corporations should avoid commenting on Irish politics, the Iona Institute said in a statement today criticising the call made by Twitter and other tech companies for Yes vote in the upcoming marriage...
Press release from The Iona Institute A new opinion poll conducted by Amarach Research on behalf of The Iona Institute has found that seventy percent of respondents agree with the statement, ‘Children have a right to be raised by their own mother and father’. Only eight percent disagreed with the statement while the remainder said...
