Bunreacht na hÉireann 1937, Laws for the island of Éire

While these articles have not been printed in subsequent copies of the Constitution, they are still enrolled in the offices of The Registrar of The Irish Supreme Court and they carry the full force of law. They may be evoked by any individual litigant in Irish Courts to operate in this jurisdiction, in the territory Éire. They are often referred to as the "missing articles" as they have not been reprinted, however it was intended that they might be omitted as outlined in article 52 in our original Constitution, An Bunreacht 1937.

Article 51

Article 51.4 An Bunreacht English

Points to Consider

JM Kelly The Irish Constitution 2nd Edition comments on the "very inconvenient result of the provision of Article 52.1 (and of Article 51.4) in the text of the Transitory Provisions can only be found in the very early editions of the Constitution. Articles 52 - 63 do not appear to be printed officially in any published form later than 1938 (so that, for example, there is no version of Article 56 as amended by the Second Amendment of the Constitution in 1941). It is, however, understood that the official intention is to publish once again, in the near future, the text of all Transitory Provisions, in a format separate from the main text of the Constitution."

Airteagal 52

Points to consider

JM Kelly The Irish Constitution 2nd Edition comments on the "very inconvenient result of the provision of Article 52.1 (and of Article 51.4) in the text of the Transitory Provisions can only be found in the very early editions of the Constitution. Articles 52 - 63 do not appear to be printed officially in any published form later than 1938 (so that, for example, there is no version of Article 56 as amended by the Second Amendment of the Constitution in 1941). It is, however, understood that the official intention is to publish once again, in the near future, the text of all Transitory Provisions, in a format separate from the main text of the Constitution."