Referendum on wording of constitution postponed until February at the earliest

The Taoiseach admitted that he is “very conscious” of comments made by the chief executive of the Electoral Commission, Art O’Leary who warned that a “proper information campaign” of up to 16 weeks is needed ahead of any referendum. Picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie

A referendum on women in the home is set to be delayed until February at the earliest, the Taoiseach has indicated.

Leo Varadkar has raised fears around disinformation ahead of the vote and said he wants to provide the Electoral Commission with as much time as it needs to run a full information campaign.