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Taoiseach confirmed new definition of Irish citizenship

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Taoiseach Ahern outlined a new definition of Irish citizenship through a change to the wording of Article 2, whereby the Irish nation would be defined in terms of its people rather than its territory.

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Elliott, S., and W.D. Flackes, Northern Ireland: A Political Directory, 1968-1999 (Belfast, Blackstaff 1999)