Dublin woman may bring Children's Referendum appeal to European Court
A Dublin woman who brought a petition to the Supreme Court to overturn the result of the Children's Referendum says the matter may still be taken to the European courts.
The seven-judge panel unanimously rejected the appeal by Joanna Jordan, which argued that the Government's €1.1m information campaign had a material influence on the result.
Joanna Jordan, who took appeal, says she hopes cost won't be awarded against her. #ccref pic.twitter.com/bEJdLye39s
— Richard Chambers (@newschambers) April 24, 2015
The Supreme Court said this could not be proven, and that the 58% to 42% margin in favour of the Yes side was a significant factor in their decision.
However, Ms Jordan said that she still thinks taking the case was worth it.
"For two and a half years we stopped the result of the referendum being made into law," she said.
"You see, the referendums are so important because our constitution is what we base our law on.
"We have a constitution and it's for the people by the people so we have to vote to change our constitution, so it's a great thing that we have a constitution and we can [vote to change it].
"So it's very important for our democracy to keep the power of the constitution there."
