1.   At the time, divorce was still banned in Ireland.

2.   She proposes banning divorce when children are involved, except in extremely harmful situations such as abuse.

3.   Ireland is the only Western nation that bans divorce.

4.   It makes Ireland the only Western nation that bans divorce.

5.   Polls show it is too close to call whether Ireland will remain the only Western country to ban divorce.

6.   The South American nation does not ban divorce per se, but rather has no law permitting a legal end to marriage.

7.   The referendum would allow a restrictive divorce law for this predominantly Roman Catholic nation, the only European country that banned divorce in its constitution.