#8thRef Latest: 'We will make history' says Taoiseach as exit polls predict two-thirds majority for Yes side

Latest: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said history will be made on Saturday after it was predicted Ireland will vote emphatically to remove the Eighth Amendment 35 years after the divisive abortion ban was introduced.

Update Saturday, 12.01pm: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said history will be made on Saturday after it was predicted Ireland will vote emphatically to remove the Eighth Amendment 35 years after the divisive abortion ban was introduced.

In a short statement last night after the RTÉ and Irish Times exit polls predicted a 69-31% and 68-32% victory for the Yes campaign respectively, Mr Varadkar said he believes change is now coming to this country.