The Convention on the Constitution is recommending Irish Citizens in the North and abroad be given the right to vote in Presidential elections.

The government now has four months to respond to the recommendation and indicate whether a referendum will be held on the issue.

Members of Irish communities around the world had input into the Constitutional Convention's weekend conference via video links.

Richard Humphreys, a Labour Party Councillor and Senior Counsel says the sheer size of the Irish diaspora could have a huge effect on results: