Referendum Q&A: What are people voting for or against this Friday? 

Many are finding that the upcoming referendums are not a simple yes or no, and technical terms have been causing some degree of confusion, write Elaine Loughlin

People will be handed two separate ballot cards to vote on two separate questions when they go into polling stations this week.

Unlike the recent votes to provide for abortion and marriage equality, we are unlikely to see crowds pack into Dublin Castle when the results of this week's referendums are announced.

But with voting cards arriving in homes across the country, people are now engaging with the questions that will be put to them around family and care this Friday.