Fears Eastenders plot may influence referendum vote

Politicians are concerned that the results of the forthcoming Children’s Referendum could be influenced by a storyline in a soap opera.

Fianna Fáil’s Robert Troy said the Eastenders effect was a worrying undercurrent among voters.

“Quite a few times I have been asked about a storyline on Eastenders where a young mother has had her child taken into care and has faced a very difficult battle to get access to the child,” he said.