Vote YES or NO here for a United Ireland.

Adrian009

Just picking up on a line of discussion elsewhere. As we all have our reasons and I want to keep this simple, please don't write anything except a Yes or No. Voting closes at 1.00 a.m tonight. Cheers!:D

MagicMarker

Pie

kfallon

Eh a poll would be handier than counting the 'Yes' & 'no' posts :rolleyes:

El Weirdo

Is this legally binding?

AnonoBoy

Dear After Hours,

Until a neutral poll is added in a secure neutral location neither I nor any of the representatives of my party will be able to participate in this discussion. We have made many many compromises on the road to this table and this is one we are not prepared to take.

This SIT-CHEW-ATION will not be tolerated.

Sincerely,

Northern Politicians.

Canis Lupus

Norn Iron

Adrian009

Four spoiled votes so far ...

phasers

Maybe.


Problem?

The Waltzing Consumer

No

Hogzy

Not one of these fucking things again.

NOBODY GIVES A TOSS

FatherLen

i vote maybe.
which side has more chicks?

thebigbiffo

30% of employees in NI work in the public sector. we've enough overly unionized entitlement focus cnuts on the payroll in this broke-ass country as it is so that'd be...

no.

sollar

Hogzy wrote: »

Not one of these fucking things again.

NOBODY GIVES A TOSS

Threads like these normally reach about 100 pages unless they are closed earlier

faceman

What does a United Ireland mean?

Adrian009

Hogzy wrote: »

Not one of these fucking things again.

NOBODY GIVES A TOSS

I have much sympathy with your point of view. This was just set up to see what support there actually is, at least on boards. So far, NO - 1, YES - 0, and several spoiled votes. Just like the real thing!:D

Taltos

faceman wrote: »

What does a United Ireland mean?

Think it is some new fangled Soccer team thingy...

WolfForager

Add a poll ffs and stop poking the bear.

deman

Ok. Where do I vote???

pragmatic1

YES.

sensibleken

Can't vote without a poll poindexter!

cml387

Uber thead-fail.


It's a pity,because maybe if we voted in favour of a United Ireland,there'd really be one.

mgmt

cml387 wrote: »

It's a pity,because maybe if we voted in favour of a United Ireland,there'd really be one.

lol, thats why Michael Collins failed in the London talks. He forgot to bring the After Hours thread with him.

Notorious97

Im guessing its ground hog day today?

Im a Yes anyway, but i look forward to the sh*t storm coming our way as per usual.

Wheres that popcorn and beer sales man when you need him........

D1976

biko

Poll added

MagicMarker

biko wrote: »

Poll added

Yay

sensibleken

biko wrote: »

Poll added

NERD!!!

smegmar

I say we have a united Ireland under the rule of a Kaiser. The current shower we have in politics (both north and south) are incapable of managing a good sh.it let alone an entire country

POINTBREAK

thebigbiffo wrote: »

30% of employees in NI work in the public sector. we've enough overly unionized entitlement focus cnuts on the payroll in this broke-ass country as it is so that'd be...

no.

65% of people in work in NI work for the Government and a large number of those employed in the private sector rely on government contracts to stay afloat.
Last year the government in NI spent £12 billion more that they earned. The £12 billion deficit was made up by the UK subvention (block grant)

My name is URL

I think it would be disastrous at this point in time, for people on both sides of the border.
Though I do hope that some day it is achieved through universal consensus.

Cú Giobach

Hogzy wrote: »

Not one of these fucking things again.

NOBODY GIVES A TOSS

Judging by the numerous polls out there and the number of people in NI and the republic who would like to see a UI, which would be at the very least greater than the number of people living in Dublin, then by the using the same logic that you did with your statement, I can state, NOBODY LIVES IN DUBLIN.

CreepingDeath

No, don't want the Nordies.
Bunch of angry loonies in fairness.

If the Brits want to give us back the North, then I think we'd deserve serious compensation/war reparations to take responsibility for it.

AnonoBoy

A United Ireland would mean the end of cross-border shopping trips that's for sure.

ancapailldorcha

I've lived in the North, nice country so I'm voting no.

raymann

i think it would be the thing that finnaly did us in. lets get the 26 counties sorted first and worry about the rest later.

Aoifey!

I'd like a United Ireland, but can't see it happening.

Adrian009

wow, its just like a real election, watching the votes rise and rise, and putting bets on who wins!:D I oughta do a poll thread every day!;)

GerM

We can't take care of ourselves. Why would we want another 1.8m people? And 1.8m people who are accustomed to being extremely well funded by their government at that.

Pauleta

Apart from not losing out on money for people shopping up north, i honestly cant think of one good reason for it to happen. I cant see how it can possibly benefit us.

Badgermonkey

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!


Red diesel, Windsor Park, Joey Dunlop, cattle rustling, Julian Simmonds, Give My Head Peace, Jonny Adairs celebrity Alsation etc.

Same island, different folks, more in common with eachother than with us or those in mainland Britain.


*waits for the mainland britain point of order.

Wolfe Tone

Pretty sure we did this before...

spider guardian

I would like to see it happen some day but at the moment we don't even have the money to change all the road-signs into irish!

Adrian009

Wolfe Tone wrote: »

Pretty sure we did this before...

oowwww wow! what was the result?

Wolfe Tone

Adrian009 wrote: »

oowwww wow! what was the result?

100 pages of the same arguments we had before, pretty sure a majority said they would like a UI.


Regardless, if a referendum was held on an all island basis, we would have a UI.

AH has a disproportionate amount of what I can only describe as "Irish unionists" and if such a referendum where to held in the 26 the "yes" side would easily win. Unification is a stated aim of every major political party.

Adrian009

Wolfe Tone wrote: »

100 pages of the same arguments we had before, pretty sure a majority said they would like a UI.


Regardless, if a referendum was held on an all island basis, we would have a UI.

AH has a disproportionate amount of what I can only describe as "Irish unionists" and if such a referendum where to held in the 26 the "yes" side would easily win. Unification is a stated aim of every major political party.

When it comes to voing for UI, I really wonder do people vote because they actually have thought about it, or because "its tradition"? Remember, a substancial number of these people once voted Fianna Fail.

pablomakaveli

Wolfe Tone wrote: »

100 pages of the same arguments we had before, pretty sure a majority said they would like a UI.


Regardless, if a referendum was held on an all island basis, we would have a UI.

AH has a disproportionate amount of what I can only describe as "Irish unionists" and if such a referendum where to held in the 26 the "yes" side would easily win. Unification is a stated aim of every major political party.

I'd disagree, there is a higher proportion of republicans on here than in general society.

Also technically shouldnt the ones who want unity with northern ireland be referred to as the "irish unionists"?

sensibleken

Adrian009 wrote: »

When it comes to voing for UI, I really wonder do people vote because they actually have thought about it, or because "its tradition"? Remember, a substancial number of these people once voted Fianna Fail.

whats traditional about a uterine infection?

landsleaving

Why does no one ever consider making Norn Iron a sovereign country of it's own?

pablomakaveli

landsleaving wrote: »

Why does no one ever consider making Norn Iron a sovereign country of it's own?

It probably wouldnt do well on its own.

KnifeWRENCH

In theory, yes. I would like a united Ireland but only if it was achieved through peaceful means without anymore bloodshed. And that's never going to happen.

So ideally, yes. But realistically, no.

StupidLikeAFox

AnonoBoy wrote: »

A United Ireland would mean the end of cross-border shopping trips that's for sure.

They would just be called shopping trips