In Ireland, a significant political and legal controversy has emerged surrounding the upcoming referendum to potentially remove all references to "Mother" in the constitution, as confirmed by Ms Justice Marie Baker, Chair of An Coimisiún Toghcháin, on Morning Ireland on RTÉ radio. Concurrently, Irish Green Media Minister @cathmartingreen has been accused of spreading misinformation by claiming the Irish Constitution states "a woman's place is in the home," a statement corrected by Supreme Court Judge Marie Baker. The situation escalated when Taoiseach Leo Varadkar exited a press briefing as journalist @Ben_Scallan of @griptmedia attempted to question him about the government's dissemination of referendum misinformation, with Varadkar later acknowledging he was "deeply embarrassed" over multiple undeclared political donations, amid media silence on the issue. The hashtag #VótáilNílNíl and political party AONTÚ are also involved in the discourse.
Irish Media Minister Greenie @cathmartingreen told misinformation on the Irish Constitution, saying it says a woman's place is in the home. Untrue. Intrepid @griptmedia journo @Ben_Scallan was about to speak truth to power to PM @LeoVaradkar & Dep PM @MichealMartinTD about the… https://t.co/O1zgctoKqa
Ireland's Taoiseach (Prime Minister): "I am deeply embarrassed that these mistakes happened" - "these mistakes" were multiple undeclared political donations. Ireland's media: Silence. https://t.co/O211izehMl
IGNORED: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar walks out of a press briefing as @Ben_Scallan is mid-sentence asking about government ministers spreading referendum misinformation. https://t.co/rXNivixJut
It seems Irish Green Media Minister @cathmartingreen is guilty of misinformation. She was asked by @Ben_Scallan of @griptmedia if she'll delete a post where she claims the Irish Constitution says "a woman's place is in the home"? According to Supreme Court Judge Marie Baker, it… https://t.co/0tANuKEKZF
Chair of An Coimisiún Toghcháin, Ms Justice Marie Baker, confirmed on Morning Ireland on RTÉ radio 📻 today that if there is a “Yes” vote in the referendum then all reference to “Mother” in the constitution will be removed…. #VótáilNílNíl #AONTÚ https://t.co/XgQJwgTiih