Third Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland
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The <entity_0> is an <entity_2> to the Constitution of <entity_3> that permitted the State to join the European Communities, which would later become the European Union, and provided that European Community law would take precedence over the constitution. It was approved by referendum on <entity_1>, and signed into law by the President of <entity_3> Éamon de Valera on 8 June of the same year. Therefore, an <entity_2> was needed in order to avoid a conflict with the Constitution of <entity_3>, which had granted powers exclusively to the Oireachtas (parliament) and the Government of <entity_3>.
['Amendments to the Constitution of Ireland', 'referendums in Ireland']