'We didn’t do enough': Government 'failed to articulate' why people should vote yes-yes

The care referendum had the highest no vote, by percentage, in the history of the State

Referenda ballots at the Cork count centre in Nemo. The results of the care amendment saw 73.9% of voters go against the proposed change to the Constitution. Picture: Larry Cummins

The Government has said that it “failed to articulate” to the public why they should have voted yes-yes in the family and care referenda.

On Saturday, both referenda were defeated comprehensively, with the care referendum having the highest no vote, by percentage, in a referendum in the history of the State.