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High Court refuses leave to seek judicial review of the restriction preventing a resident of Northern Ireland from voting in an Irish referendum, on the grounds that: (a) the Constitution of Ireland explicitly linked the entitlement to vote in a referendum to the entitlement to vote in an election for members of Dáil Eireann; (b) the 1998 'Good Friday Agreement' did not of itself form part of the domestic law of the State; and (c) there was no basis to suggest that the inability to vote in a referendum was a breach of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Judicial review - claim by resident of Northern Ireland - refusal to grant vote in referendum in Ireland - constitutional law - 1998 Belfast Agreement - European Convention on Human Rights - application for leave - whether an arguable case had been established - 'inevitability of reunification' - Article 3 of the Constitution of Ireland - Article 47.3 - direct link between voting for members of Dáil Éireann and voting at a referendum - Good Friday Agreement - whether agreement formed part of the domestic law of the State.
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