Exit polls point to landslide vote to relax Irish abortion laws

Two surveys for Irish Times and RTÉ indicate clear victory for yes campaign

Ireland has voted by a landslide to lift the ban on abortion that had been enshrined in its constitution for three decades, the first exit polls from a historic referendum suggest.

If confirmed at Saturday’s count, the shock result – three years after Ireland became the first country in the world to approve same-sex marriage by a popular vote – would underline the speed and scale of change in a country that is still majority Catholic.

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