Will the Eighth go? Definitely maybe

With less than two weeks left before the referendum, the campaigns for and against the repeal of the Eighth Amendment are intensifying. Both sides insist they can win. The Sunday Business Post visited the two headquarters to gauge the real state of play

The Yes campaign’s office on Upper Mount Street was a hub of activity last week Picture: Fergal Phillips

It is an article of faith in referendum campaigns that voters, particularly undecideds, do not firmly engage with the question being asked of them until a few days before the poll. So with 12 days to go, the intensity of the Eighth Amendment referendum campaign is ramping up.

The campaign so far has been striking for the relatively calm and dignified atmosphere in which it has taken place. This is partly down to ...