Ireland’s referendums: what went wrong, and what happens now?

Rejection of proposed changes to constitution represent stunning defeat for government and country's entire political establishment

• Irish voters overwhelmingly reject proposed changes to constitution

Proposals to reword Ireland's 1937 constitution to get rid of outdated language about the role of women and the nature of the family have been comprehensively rejected in a double referendum.

All the major political parties had supported a Yes-Yes" vote, and the taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, had warned that any other result would be a setback for the country. But when the results came in on Saturday they were a resounding No-No". So what went wrong, and what happens now?