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13/04/2015
Awareness Campaign Launched For Upcoming Referendums
A public awareness campaign has been launched to promote two upcoming referendums, due to be held on 22 May.
The Referendum Commission, an independent body charged with informing people of referendums, will send out two million booklets to households across the country this month.
This will be backed up with a television, radio, online and print advertising campaign.
The commission said that it will spend almost €3m promoting the marriage equality and reduction of the age for presidential candidates referendums.
(MH/CD)
The Referendum Commission, an independent body charged with informing people of referendums, will send out two million booklets to households across the country this month.
This will be backed up with a television, radio, online and print advertising campaign.
The commission said that it will spend almost €3m promoting the marriage equality and reduction of the age for presidential candidates referendums.
(MH/CD)
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