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2025-09-05 18:59:38 UTC - HELPFUL
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The President of Ireland cannot veto a bill that has been agreed upon by the Dáil and the Seanad and it cannot be put "back to the people" as McGregor claims, it can only be referred to the Supreme Court. https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0819/1389911-president-of-ireland-office-powers-functions-comments-bunreacht-na-heireann/ https://president.ie/en/the-president/constitutional-role https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/government-in-ireland/houses-of-the-oireachtas/president-introduction-to-the-president-of-ireland/ https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/cons/en/html https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/explained-what-powers-does-the-president-of-ireland-have-1791391.html https://www.thejournal.ie/debunked-mcgregor-president-vow-referendum-constitution-presidential-powers-ireland-6802002-Aug2025/ https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/press-centre/factsheet/ https://citizensassembly.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/FTP-Eoin-Daly-Slides-PDF-1.pdf https://www.electoralcommission.ie/irelands-democracy/
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