#8thRef result will prompt much soul searching among the political classes

All age groups, social classes and regions have come full circle from the religious-dominated climate of 1983, suggests Political Correspondent Fiachra Ó Cionnaith.

All age groups, social classes and regions have come full circle from the religious-dominated climate of 1983, writes Political Correspondent Fiachra Ó Cionnaith.

In the aftermath of the austerity-era 2011 general election which swept him to power, then Taoiseach Enda Kenny said Ireland had witnessed a “political revolution” that was going to change the country forever.