WHAT ARE REFORM’S AIMS?

Reform’s aims include:

i) Re-thinking the national symbols like the anthem to reflect Ireland’s changing face and new diversity;

ii) Rethinking Ireland’s relationship with the United Kingdom. This should reflect the deepening social, cultural, and political bond between the two nations;

iii) Promoting membership of international bodies such as the Commonwealth;

iv) Supporting initiatives like the Council of the Isles as a genuine way of healing ancient divisions;

v) Review of the Constitution with particular reference to the preamble and its narrow view of Irishness;

vi) Fostering pluralism, democracy, and tolerance among all people of the island;

vii) Questioning the compulsory role of Irish in our schools and making Irish and English equal officiallanguages.