Transcription of constitution of ireland
1 78526 Bunreacht na hEireann Text_Constitution Text 24/01/2020 17:13 Page i Bunreacht na h ireann constitution of ireland 78526 Bunreacht na hEireann Text_Constitution Text 24/01/2020 17:13 Page ii Baile tha cliath le ceannach . foilseach in rialtais, 52 faiche stiaBhna, Baile tha cliath 2. (teil: 076 1106 834 n r omhphost: n tr aon d olt ir leabhar. duBlin to be purchased from GoVernMent PuBlications, 52 st. stePhen's Green, duBlin 2. (tel: 076 1106 834 or email: or through any bookseller. 78526 Bunreacht na hEireann Text_Constitution Text 24/01/2020 17:13 Page iii Bunreacht na h ireann constitution of ireland d'achtaigh an Pobal an 1 i il, 1937. enacted by the People 1st July, 1937. i ngn omh n 29 nollaig, 1937. in operation as from 29th december, 1937.))
2 An t acs seo den Bhunreacht, is c ip den t acs a cuireadh isteach ina iris an 13 samhain 2019 de dhroim airteagal ach amh in gur f gadh na for lacha sealadacha (airteagail 34a agus 51-64) ar l r mar a cheangla tear le t arma na nairteagal sin agus gur athra odh an t acs Gaeilge chun go mbeadh s de r ir na nua- Ghaeilge caighde na . d antar na leasuithe a rinneadh achta odh an Bunreacht i 1937. suas go dt tr th cl ite an eagr in seo (ean ir 2020) a liost th os. this text of the constitution is a copy of the text enrolled on 13. november, 2019 pursuant to article except that the transitory Provisions (articles 34a and 51-64) are omitted as required by their terms and the irish text has been altered so as to make it conform to modern standardised irish.
3 Amendments effected since the constitution was enacted in 1937. up to the time of printing of this edition (January 2020) are listed below. iii 78526 Bunreacht na hEireann Text_Constitution Text 24/01/2020 17:13 Page iv aMendinG acts short title date of siGnature first amendment of the constitution act, 1939 2 september, 1939. [Extended to conflicts in which the State is not a participant the provision for a state of emergency to secure the public safety and preservation of the State in time of war or armed rebellion.]. second amendment of the constitution act, 30 May, 1941. 1941 [An omnibus proposal, covering a range of disparate Articles, aimed at tidying up the constitution in the light of experience since its enactment.]. third amendment of the constitution act, 1972 8 June, 1972.
4 [Allowed the State to become a member of the European Communities.]. fourth amendment of the constitution act, 5 January, 1973. 1972 [Reduced the minimum voting age at D il and Presidential elections and referendums from 21 years to 18 years.]. fifth amendment of the constitution act, 1972 5 January, 1973. [Removed from the constitution the special position of the Catholic Church and the recognition of other named religious denominations.]. sixth amendment of the constitution 3 august, 1979. (adoption) act, 1979 [Ensured that adoption orders made by the Adoption Board could not be declared invalid because they were not made by a court.]. iv 78526 Bunreacht na hEireann Text_Constitution Text 24/01/2020 17:13 Page v na hachtanna leas ch in Gearrtheideal d ta s nithe an tacht um an gc ad leas ar an 2 Me n f mhair, 1939.
5 MBunreacht, 1939 [Rinneadh an socr . maidir le staid phr inne chun sl nd il an phobail a chur in irithe agus chun an St t a chaomhn in aimsir chogaidh n ceannairce faoi arm a leathn chuig coinbhleachta . nach mbeidh an St t p irteach iontu.]. an tacht um an dara leas ar an mBunreacht, 30 Bealtaine, 1941. 1941 [Olltogra inar cuims odh r imse Airteagal ags il agus arbh ba chusp ir leis slacht a chur ar an mBunreacht i bhfianaise na taith achta odh .]. an tacht um an tr leas ar an mBunreacht, 8 Meitheamh, 1972. 1972 [Ceada odh don St t a bheith ina chomhalta de na Comhphobail Eorpacha.]. an tacht um an gceathr leas ar an 5 ean ir, 1973. mBunreacht, 1972 [Laghda odh an aois osta v t la i dtoghch in D la agus Uachtar in agus i reifrinn . 21 bhliain go 18 mbliana.]
6 ]. an tacht um an gc igi leas ar an 5 ean ir, 1973. mBunreacht, 1972 [Baineadh den Bhunreacht ionad speisialta na hEaglaise Caitlic agus an t-aitheantas d'aicm ainmnithe eile creidimh.]. an tacht um an s leas ar an mBunreacht 3 l nasa, 1979. (ucht il), 1979 [ irith odh nach bhf adfa a dhearbh gur orduithe neamhbhail iad orduithe ucht la arna nd anamh ag an mBord Ucht la ar an bhar nach c irt a rinne iad.]. v 78526 Bunreacht na hEireann Text_Constitution Text 24/01/2020 17:13 Page vi seventh amendment of the constitution 3 august, 1979. (election of Members of seanad ireann by institutions of higher education) act, 1979. [Allowed the State to extend the provisions for the election of members of Seanad ireann by certain universities to other institutions of higher education in the State.
7 ]. eighth amendment of the constitution act, 7 october, 1983. 1983 [Acknowledged the right to life of the unborn, with due regard to the equal right to life of the mother.]. ninth amendment of the constitution act, 2 august, 1984. 1984 [Extended the right to vote at D il elections to certain non-Irish nationals.]. tenth amendment of the constitution act, 22 June, 1987. 1987 [Allowed the State to ratify the Single European Act.]. eleventh amendment of the constitution act, 16 July, 1992. 1992 [Allowed the State to ratify the Treaty on European Union (Maastricht) and to become a member of that union.]. There is no Twelfth Amendment. On 25 November 1992, three pro- posals were put to the people, the Twelfth, Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments. The people rejected the Twelfth (which dealt with the right to life of the unborn) and approved the Thirteenth and Fourteenth (below).
8 Thirteenth amendment of the consti- 23 december, 1992. tution act, 1992 [Provided that Article (the right to life of the unborn). would not limit freedom to travel between ireland and another state.]. vi 78526 Bunreacht na hEireann Text_Constitution Text 24/01/2020 17:13 Page vii an tacht um an seacht leas ar an 3 l nasa, 1979. mBunreacht (forais rdoideachais do thoghadh comhalta de sheanad ireann), 1979 [Ceada odh don St t an socr maidir le toghadh comhalta de Sheanad ireann ag ollscoileanna agus ag forais eile ardoideachais sa St t a leathn .]. an tacht um an ocht leas ar an 7 deireadh f mhair, 1983. mBunreacht, 1983 [Admha odh ceart na mbeo gan breith chun a mbeatha, ag f achaint go cu do chomhcheart na m thar chun a beatha.]. an tacht um an nao leas ar an mBunreacht, 2 l nasa, 1984.
9 1984 [Leathna odh an ceart v t la i dtoghch in D la chuig n isi naigh irithe neamh- ireannacha.]. an tacht um an deichi leas ar an 22 Meitheamh, 1987. mBunreacht, 1987 [Ceada odh don St t an Ionstraim Eorpach Aonair a dhaingni .]. an tacht um an aon leas d ag ar an 16 i il, 1992. mBunreacht, 1992 [Ceada odh don St t an Conradh ar an Aontas Eorpach (Maastricht). a dhaingni agus a bheith ina chomhalta den aontas sin.]. N l aon D Leas D ag ann. Ar an 25 Samhain, 1992, cuireadh tr thogra faoi bhr id an phobail, an D Leas D ag, an Tr Leas D ag agus an Ceathr Leas . D ag. Dhi ltaigh an pobal don D Leas . D ag (a bhain le ceart na mbeo gan breith chun a mbeatha) agus thoiligh siad leis an Tr Leas D ag agus leis an gCeathr . Leas D ag (th os). an tacht um an tr leas d ag ar an 23 nollaig, 1992.
10 MBunreacht, 1992 [Rinneadh socr nach dteorann dh Airteagal (ceart na mbeo gan breith chun a mbeatha) saoirse chun taisteal idir ire agus st t eile.]. vii 78526 Bunreacht na hEireann Text_Constitution Text 24/01/2020 17:13 Page viii fourteenth amendment of the consti- 23 december, 1992. tution act, 1992 [Provided that Article (the right to life of the unborn). would not limit freedom to obtain or make available information relating to services lawfully available in another state.]. fifteenth amendment of the consti-tution act, 17 June, 1996. 1995 [Provided for the dissolution of marriage in certain specified circumstances.]. sixteenth amendment of the constitution act, 12 december, 1996. 1996 [Provided for the refusal of bail by a court to a person charged with a serious offence where it is reasonably considered necessary to prevent the commission of a serious offence by that person.]
