Legal
Declaration that law governing Seanad elections is unconstitutional suspended for two years
Supreme Court is suspending its decision until May 2025, despite government calls for four year suspension
A declaration that the law governing the election of senators to the Seanad university panels is unconstitutional has been suspended for two years, the Supreme Court has ruled.
The seven-judge court said it was suspending its decision, issued in a judgment earlier this year, until May 31, 2025.
The move comes as a blow to the government, which had agitated for a four-year suspension because a it would provide a longer “cushion” and allow more ...