Ireland · Constitution
Constitution of Ireland (Bunreacht na hÉireann)
The 1937 Constitution establishes a parliamentary republic, guarantees enumerated and unenumerated personal rights, and can be amended only by referendum — a power used repeatedly on divorce, marriage equality and abortion.
The constitutional text
The 1937 Constitution establishes a parliamentary republic, guarantees enumerated and unenumerated personal rights, and can be amended only by referendum — a power used repeatedly on divorce, marriage equality and abortion.
Separation of powers
Parliamentary government with a directly elected President as head of state, a bicameral Oireachtas and an independent judiciary with robust constitutional-review powers.
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