Tanaiste Joan Burton has said she is “taking nothing for granted” as she urged a Yes vote in the upcoming same-sex marriage referendum during a whistle-stop canvass of Limerick and Clare.
Her Labour colleague, Minister for Education Jan O’Sullivan, also stressed the importance of getting out the vote on May 22 but was prepared to predict a Yes vote in Limerick City.
Matters could prove more difficult for the government parties in County Limerick, which – as Limerick West – has traditionally been among the more conservative constituencies. The 1995 divorce referendum, for example, scraped through in Limerick East with 50.1% but over 63% of voters in Limerick West rejected the proposal – the fourth highest No vote in the country.
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