FARMING POLL 2015 - DATA: Farmers call for repeal of abortion law

Almost two thirds of farmers support the increased liberalisation of the abortion laws, with the majority backing changes to the eighth amendment of the Constitution.

An Irish Examiner/ICMSA national opinion poll has found that 64% of farmers backed the repeal of the eighth amendment of the Constitution, with 34% opposed to a change in the law.

Support for a constitutional change is strongest among younger farmers, particularly those aged under 34, with 76% of respondents in that age group supporting a change to the eighth amendment.