Exit poll: The post referendum thread. No electioneering.

Billy86

Given they were using analytics firms, I think that explains why the No campaign lost the plot altogether in the last week or two.

wexie

cml387 wrote: »

I'm waiting for the first DUP person to say that a united ireland is impossible because we are too liberal and godless.

Well hopefully they'll start to see sense up there as well at some stage and run those raving lunatics out of office

TheValeyard

myshirt wrote: »

How many people voted yes to a question they weren't asked?

I know a good few staunchly Pro Life people that over the past two weeks, changed their minds, because of stories or families that opened up about past events. They'd still be pro-life but could deal with a 12 week proposal. Not because of any canvassing or posters, but just actual listening to other people.

TheValeyard

cml387 wrote: »

I'm waiting for the first DUP person to say that a united ireland is impossible because we are too liberal and godless.

They wont, as probably even their own youth would have a similar swing as ours do.

Hitman3000

The Golden Miller wrote:

No, but now we'll have an upsurge in 5 and 6 month abortions in healthy pregnancies, many under the auspice of mental health, whereby unborn humans will be excruciatingly pulled apart limb by limb. It's such a great day for us all to jump around in faux joyousness.

This is utter bullsh*t. The type of lies that turned people away from the NO campaign.

Loafing Oaf

Deleted User wrote: »

Interesting to see what will Northern Ireland do now. Eventually will be the only area of the two islands with a restrictive abortion regime.

I always thought they would liberalise their abortion law before use because all it would take is a stroke of a pen by a British government. Very nearly happened ten years ago under Nu Labour. If Corbyn becomes PM you'd have to think he'll be doing his level best to make it happen (if he doesn't bring about Irish unity first:P)

sydthebeat

All the paid campaigns on social media were from the no side. I hope they were fleeced in costs.

arybvtcw0eolkf

As stated earlier I voted YES and said I wouldn't rejoice at a YES victory.

Its looking like a landslide YES, and my earlier sentiments stand.

I feel no sense of triumph. I don't feel like shouting 'we won' and I still wish that no one would ever have to resort to an abortion.

Any woman, or couple out there who is facing the question of abortion, I just wish you strength, love and respect.

Hitman3000

PurvesGrundy wrote:

Maybe it was because the potential No voters were goaded and made feel like they were the worst people ever for holding their views. I do not include fundamentalist Catholics or the Iona Institute in my argument for that matter.

Again the polling booth and ballot paper is private. You could be honest and say you hate democracy that would be more believable than the crap you are pushing.

Dank Janniels

I voted Yes but sumhow it doesnt feel right to be celebrating. Its still an emotive and tragic issue

The Golden Miller

Hitman3000 wrote: »

This is utter bullsh*t. The type of lies that turned people away from the NO campaign.

On what grounds is it bullsh*t? It happens, quite regularly in the UK. I don't really see on what basis it wouldn't either

Cantona's Collars

sydthebeat wrote: »

All the paid campaigns on social media were from the no side. I hope they were fleeced in costs.

Will they pay in dollars?

C__MC

Northern Ireland has has no government since 2016. Different agendas for nationalist and unionist make things impossible across the border. Ain’t a hope they will get with the modern world any time soon.

Overheal

The Golden Miller wrote: »

On what grounds is it bullsh*t? It happens, quite regularly in the UK. I don't really see on what basis it wouldn't either

Quantify, "quite regularly?"

cml387

Lets not forget that it was the men and women who deliberated in the constitutional convention a year ago who brought about the referendum.

They deserve some recognition.

murpho999

To think in the mid eighties the following were all illegal.

Homosexuality
Contraception
Divorce
Same Sex Marriage
Abortion


Ireland has come a hell of a long way in 30 years.

Very proud.

Ozymandius2011

I hope this vote will stiffen politicians' spines on other issues of Church-State conflict like control of schools.

TheValeyard

Dank Janniels wrote: »

I voted Yes but sumhow it doesnt feel right to be celebrating. Its still an emotive and tragic issue

I doubt many will be. Its not like the ssm vote. No one cheers to have an abortion, just seems to be one of those things in life.

hatrickpatrick

murpho999 wrote: »

To think in the mid eighties the following were all illegal.

Homosexuality
Contraception
Divorce
Same Sex Marriage
Abortion


Ireland has come a hell of a long way in 30 years.

Very proud.

Ciao and adios to the sexually repressive Ireland of the past, we're f*cking done. :cool:

wexie

Dank Janniels wrote: »

I voted Yes but sumhow it doesnt feel right to be celebrating. Its still an emotive and tragic issue

I don't think many people are celebrating abortions, I know I certainly am not

But I am celebrating no more soul wrenching trips to the UK.
No more mothers lives put in unnecessary danger.
No more young lives destroyed.
No more families pulled apart.

I think those are all things worth celebrating

TheValeyard

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

Ciao and adios to the sexually repressive Ireland of the past, we're f*cking done. :cool:

Not quite yet. But nearly.

tigger123

murpho999 wrote: »

To think in the mid eighties the following were all illegal.

Homosexuality
Contraception
Divorce
Same Sex Marriage
Abortion


Ireland has come a hell of a long way in 30 years.

Very proud.

It's also the margin of the last two referendums too. It's a resounding, strong break from the past.

C__MC

Simon Coveny will be glad he done a u-turn

cml387

cml387 wrote: »

I'm waiting for the first DUP person to say that a united ireland is impossible because we are too liberal and godless.

Ah they'll still say no to Rome rule or some other crap, habits are hard to break.

tigger123

wexie wrote: »

I don't think many people are celebrating abortions, I know I certainly am not

But I am celebrating no more soul wrenching trips to the UK.
No more mothers lives put in unnecessary danger.
No more young lives destroyed.
No more families pulled apart.

I think those are all things worth celebrating

It's the compassionate choice.

Mountainsandh

I voted yes in the boards poll to represent Mr M's vote. His was our only family's vote as I'm still a French national and couldn't vote. (and he's not on boards)

I am glad of the estimated result, but it's not so much a sense of joy as a sense of relief that my 12 y.o. daughter may get better maternal health care than I experienced here, and that should she ever need it, and hopefully she never will, abortion may be available to her here in Ireland.

Hitman3000

The Golden Miller wrote:

On what grounds is it bullsh*t? It happens, quite regularly in the UK. I don't really see on what basis it wouldn't either

The proposed legislation had you took the time to read it. Again your comment is bull....

TheValeyard

C__MC wrote: »

Simon Coveny will be glad he done a u-turn

He's allowed to change his mind as is anyone who went to vote today. A lot of people put a huge amount of thought into which way to vote.

ArmaniJeanss

sydthebeat wrote: »

All the paid campaigns on social media were from the no side. I hope they were fleeced in costs.

I'd rough guess it was somewhere around the €15M mark, was easily the most expensive privately funded campaign in the history of the country, and managed over the course of the campaign to actually lose a couple of percentage points from their initial position.

wexie

Murray TheDemonic TalkingSkull wrote: »

A lot of people put a huge amount of thought into which way to vote.

Yup, I think a lot of actual soul searching was done.

What if this happened to me, my wife/partner/daughter/niece/grandchild.