Previous Assemblies
Previous Citizens' Assemblies
Ireland’s citizens’ assemblies experience can be traced back to 2011, when the incoming Government committed, in its Programme for Government, to establishing a Constitutional Convention. The Convention on the Constitution, which ran from 2012-2014, provided the prototype for a subsequent series of Citizens’ Assemblies, beginning in 2016. These Assemblies have examined a wide range of important societal issues, including the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution, population ageing, gender equality, biodiversity loss and drugs use, amongst others.
This website provides a comprehensive archive of each Citizens’ Assembly, including documentation, reports and archived video footage.