Second Republic (campaign group)

Second Republic is a campaign group for political reform in Ireland. The group was founded in 2010^[1][2] and lobbied for the establishment of the Irish Constitutional Convention.^[3][4]

The group advocates the introduction of citizen-initiated referendums in Ireland,^[5] votes for the Irish diaspora,^[6] and participates in the Open Government Partnership.^[7] In 2015, the group made a submission to the working group on Seanad reform that comprised a public consultation of over 1,200 people.^[8]

In 2013, the group's founding member was shortlisted for a Volunteer of the Year Award for work done by Second Republic in building citizenship and campaigning for reform.^[9]