Human rights chiefs have welcomed proposals for Ireland to better protect people’s rights to healthcare, social security, and housing.

The Constitutional Convention has voted in favour of reforming economic, social and cultural (ESC) rights in the Constitution.

The Constitutional Convention has made a number of recommendations on political reform including enhancing the position of the Ceann Comhairle to give it more status.

In May, I succeeded Tom Arnold as chief executive officer of Concern Worldwide.

So a referendum on same sex marriage is being put before the people who never asked for it on the basis of a vote by a Constitutional Convention made up of 66 randomly selected citizens, two of whom happened to have been Labour local government candidates, a third a chairman of a Fine Gael party branch.

The Constitutional Convention has recommended the offence of blasphemy be removed from Irish law.

The Constitutional Convention has recommended that the offence of blasphemy be removed from the constitution.

The Convention on the Constitution is meeting this weekend to discuss the constitutional ban on blasphemy.

Removing the offence of blasphemy from Irish law will be discussed by the Convention on the Constitution this weekend.

A referendum on extending marriage rights to same-sex couples was set to be triggered by Cabinet today for late next year or early 2015.

Arnold Schwarzenegger has sex five times a day, according to a co-star.

The Constitutional Convention is embarking on a nationwide tour of public meetings.

A second Seanad referendum, aimed at broadening its powers and voting base, has been signalled by Government ministers left reeling by the shock move to save the upper house.

The Government will consider referring the future role of the Seanad to the Convention on the Constitution after the electorate decided in a referendum to retain the upper house.

Up to 3m Irish passport holders living abroad could have the right to vote in the next presidential election if proposals approved yesterday by the Convention on the Constitution are accepted by Government and approved in a referendum.

The Convention on the Constitution is recommending allowing Irish citizens abroad the right to vote in Presidential elections.

A powerful forum gathers today for talks which could pave the way for extending the vote in presidential elections to Irish citizens living in the North and overseas.

Extending the vote in presidential elections to Irish citizens living abroad is being put under the spotlight today.

The widow of murdered garda, Adrian Donohoe, has spoken publicly for the first time about the devastating impact of her husband’s violent death on her family.

The Archbishop of Dublin says the Catholic Church will remain opposed to gay marriage - but must learn to "fight its battles" in a more respectful way.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny is facing growing pressure to hold a referendum on same-sex marriage and may also need to extend the terms of the convention examining changes to the Constitution, the head of the body says.

After initial criticism, the convention chaired by Tom Arnold has seen interest grow as its January deadline looms.

The Government has been given four months to decide whether to hold a referendum on overhauling its voting system.

The Convention on the Constitution has today voted in favour of amending the current Dáil electoral system.

Potential changes to Ireland's electoral system will be discussed this weekend at a meeting of the Constitutional Convention.

Public donations to charity Concern dropped by 18% here last year to €30.7m as the organisation’s losses increased 55-fold.

The Convention on the Constitution has recommended that it should focus on amendments to the existing Dáil electoral system.

The Irish electoral system will come under the spotlight today at the meeting of the constitutional convention.

The Constitution should be amended to include an explicit provision on gender equality, a panel has said.

The chairman of the Constitutional Convention has rejected claims that procedures during a debate on same sex marriage at the forum over the weekend were flawed.

The chairman of the Constitutional Convention is refuting claims that pressure was put on some members to support a particular line.

The Constitutional Convention has passed a vote calling for a referendum on same-sex marriage.

The voting age should be cut to 16, the convention on the Constitution has said.

The voting age should be cut to 16, the Convention on the Constitution has said.

Concern Worldwide has appointed Dominic MacSorley as their new CEO.

The Constitutional Convention has voted in favour of lowering the voting age, but has rejected reducing the presidential term.

Lowering the voting age to 17 is one of the many topics on the agenda this weekend, as the Constitutional Convention gets underway in Dublin.

Tom Arnold found his reunion with ex-wife Roseanne Barr "very awkward".

The first meeting of the convention on the Constitution will gather later this month.

The value of the peace process in Northern Ireland as a model for resolution was top of the agenda during talks between President Michael D Higgins and Hillary Clinton.

German organisations use laws very similar to those in the Irish Constitution to seek to protect women’s rights to child benefit and other matters, a High Court judge has said.

The first hearing of the 100-member Constitutional Convention will not take place until January, sources have confirmed, resulting in huge delays in its work.