 |
| Gearoid Fitzgibbon |
By Gearoid Fitzgibbon
Given the scale of the economic crisis in
Ireland, it is no surprise that political reform was one of the key issues in
the 2011 General Election. There was a sense that the “operating system” of
Ireland, our constitution, needed to be upgraded.
Our democracy needed an upgrade and all
parties came up with proposals including Fine Gael and Labour. Nine pages of the 64-page ‘Programme for
Government’ were on the topic of political reform.
Along with a number of specific referendums,
the Programme promised to establish a Constitutional Convention.
