Age referendum is a good way to involve younger people in politics

The fear is that if we are to vote a majority yes today ... we could end up with a mere child in the Áras, writes Alison O’ Connor

INSTEAD of ticking a “yes” and “no” on the ballot paper today I’ve had a last minute change of mind. Rather it will be a yes and yes from me.

I believed I knew my mind on both questions, including the poor relation referendum on presidential age — that was going to be my no vote. This tallied with my desire to give the Government a bit of a kicking for choosing such a relatively bizarre topic for people to vote on with so many other pressing political reforms to choose from, not least the list of issues provided by the Convention on the Constitution.