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Watch: Reasons to vote in the blasphemy referendum

On Friday, voters will be asked to cast their ballots on a proposal that the word "blasphemous" be removed from the Constitution.

You can read a guide to the referendum on blasphemy here.

Watch four people, two advocating for a Yes vote, and two for a No vote, put forward their arguments.


Senator Ivana Bacik - Yes

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Séamas de Barra, Alliance for the Defence of Marriage and the Family - No

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Dr Colum Kenny, DCU School of Communications - No

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Michael Nugent, Atheist Ireland - Yes

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