Letters to the Editor: We don't need these badly-written amendments in our Constitution 

One reader says both referendums are at best unnecessary, while others write about topics including conflict in the Middle East, RTÉ's travails, and sustainable shopping

Letter-writer Christy Galligan says Ireland doesn't need the amendments we'll be voting on on March 8 when our courts have already decided on the substantive issues. Stock picture: PA

I have listened to the many debates and read copious articles for and against the Government’s proposal to amend the Constitution by way of a referendum on March 8.

The sticking point for me is that the State wishes to include the wording “other durable relationships” in article 41.3.1 while deleting “on which the family is founded”. This amendment is rather opaque and doesn’t define what “other durable relations” means. Why not insert “cohabiting relationships” instead of “durable relationships”?