The role is the only national office directly elected by the people, yet it holds very little meaningful power.
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Leo Varadkar has been criticised for expecting the public to vote in favour of adding vague language to the constitution.
Updating the constitution to reflect more liberal values has been the work of decades.
A vote on International Women’s Day should make the constitution more gender-neutral – but there is still a catch.
