On 22 May 2015 a referendum was held in Ireland on a proposed amendment to the Irish Constitution which would permit same-sex marriage. The proposal was approved by 62% of the voters.  A month later the US Supreme Court established  a constitutional right to same-sex marriage striking down bans in 15 states. In Obergefell et.al. v. Hodges the […]

  Together with Ireland’s EU Presidency priorities the dedicated website www.eu2013.ie goes live. In the Presidency’s website the Professor Brigid Laffan (University College Dublin) writes on “Ireland and the EU: Forty Years of Membership“. The EUI Library holds several publications on the past EU Presidencies, including the most recent publication by the European Economic and […]