Predictions for 2018

Ulysses Gaze · 28-12-2017 02:47PM

Brexit will drag on and on and on.
Abortion Referendum will fail and the Status Quo will be maintained.
Trump will resign on grounds of health due to the net closing in on his family and links to Russia.
5 Major terrorist attacks in Europe including at a school - Germany calls a halt to accepting immigrants and starts deportations.
The Basque Country Declares Independence from Spain and is joined by the French Basque Region. Corsica also declares it wants a Referendum on Independence.
The Bitcoin bubble pops.

Odhinn · 28-12-2017 02:49PM

Sharia law.

The phrase "don't kill the babies" will be overused.

More crap about gardai acting the mickey.

bear1 · 28-12-2017 02:52PM

Odhinn wrote: »

Sharia law.

The phrase "don't kill the babies" will be overused.

More crap about gardai acting the mickey.

What about it?

major bill · 28-12-2017 03:01PM

Unusual object found floating in space which leads Nasa to make a big announcement

A New Pope will be elected

Middle East becomes even more volatile with the UN backing down over the Jerusalem embassy issue

weldoninhio · 28-12-2017 03:08PM

Terrorist attack to happen in Ireland, on a DART or busy bus at rush hour.

World Cup to be a disaster. Hooligans, heavy handed police and "dodgy" refereeing decisions all to play a part.

Mayo to beat Kerry in the All Ireland final, after Kerry knock out the Dubs.

LirW · 28-12-2017 03:19PM

Insurance premiums will rise.
People driving Diesel cars will get absolutely fleeced with a road tax rise while petrol prices will skyrocket.
A huge car loan bubble will become apparent by the end of 2018.
No terrorist attack in Ireland because the terrorist will be stabbed by some junkies on O'Connell street before he gets there.
More young people will find themselves in precarious work even with degrees.
Another attempt to go high rise will fail because of bollix residents that are worried for 20cm less sun in their north facing gardens.
Some A celebrity comes out as transgender.
The left wing will separate into extreme left, which will lead to violence, and the rest will move significantly to the middle.

Jimbob1977 · 28-12-2017 03:20PM

There's already a Predictions Thread for 2018 in After Hours, but there's been no action in a fortnight.

https://touch.boards.ie/thread/2057818929/13

Gwynplaine · 28-12-2017 03:26PM

People will get offended by anything.
Won't even be able to say the word 'black'

longshanks · 28-12-2017 03:27PM

People will be more positive and communities will become closer.
The summer will be glorious.
The economy will stabilise.
World peace.
Some nice people might have sex. With me.

wakka12 · 28-12-2017 03:29PM

Whats with all the terrorist attack predictions? It seems like they'd be less likely next year , no? Fall of isis? and they seem to be occurring less now?

tomwaterford · 28-12-2017 03:31PM

Waterford to win the all ireland

Wind farms to be exposed for the grant grabbing sham.they are

A mini food shortage scare to hit at least one western country but won't result in deaths

Russia to back kurdish independance to undermine American/NATO influence in turkey and the perpetual war in middle east to continue

Possible Russian revenge attacks on islamists in egyet over shooting down that plane

weldoninhio · 28-12-2017 03:33PM

wakka12 wrote: »

Whats with all the terrorist attack predictions? It seems like they'd be less likely next year , no? Fall of isis? and they seem to be occurring less now?

ISIS are currently regrouping. They've had a bad year and with them being defeated in Syria they don't have a seat of power as such. I'd expect a huge amount of lone wolf/suicide style attacks starting early next year as a backlash to this defeat.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 28-12-2017 03:33PM

The aul lad married to the queen will die

Boom_Bap · 28-12-2017 03:39PM

Predictions threads merged.

PeterParker957 · 28-12-2017 05:20PM

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Predictions threads merged.

You must be psychic ... Oh hang on! ðŸ˜‰

skylight1987 · 28-12-2017 08:38PM

here are my predictions
trump will die in mysterious circumstances
there will be a huge volcanic eruption which will effect millions
putin will stay in power
angela merkle will resign over a scandal
a major eighties popstar will die
gay byrne will be in the news
Meagan markle will get pregnant
kates next offspring will be a girl

Irish Guitarist · 28-12-2017 10:36PM

There will be a massive resurgence in the popularity of old music formats. 'Hipsters' will start posting videos on YouTube about the 'sweet analogue warmth' that only wax cylinders can produce.

Nasa will send a rover to a part of Mars they had never send one to before. They will broadcast live video footage and the world will be shocked when they see the corpse of Hitler (the real Hitler, not the body double that fooled the world) lying in the Martian dust.

The Queen will decide she wants a new corgi. She will try a new corgi dealer all her friends have told her about. She will be unaware that this company is manufacturing robot corgis. She'll buy one from them and everything will be okay for a month or two. The corgi will then be hacked and will shoot lazer beams at her from its eyes. These lazers will be so powerful it will rip her flesh from her bones.

There will be a thread here titled "RIP Queen Elizabeth II" and someone will reply "who?".

Jimbob1977 · 29-12-2017 12:26AM

Bitcoin to reach a record high and then collapse. Secret institutional investors to laugh all the way to the bank. Average Joe investors to get cleaned out.

Eighth Amendment wording/text to cause controversy.

Michael D Higgins to renege on his promise and run unopposed for a second term.

Government to fall over a minor issue that nobody really cares about.

Global economy to slow down.

North Korea to continue its sabre rattling. But the detente remains.

Zinedine Zidane saves his job at Real Madrid by winning the Champions League despite wretched league form.

Regular low tech terrorist attacks in Europe.

Star Wars Episode IX to contain all-female cast, with no male characters.

Muted Oscar awards with a sombre atmosphere. No smug speeches a la George Clooney.

Hollywood and media celebrities continue to get exposed for historic abuse.

boardise · 29-12-2017 01:04AM

The Irish will only manage 6 winners at Cheltenham
Dundalk will regain the Airtricity title
Harry Kane will sign for Real Madrid
Rory McIlroy will win a major.
There will be a stock market correction in August
The current denizen of Auris an Uachtaráin will not be the next President of Ireland
Prince Philip will take off for that celestial palace in the sky
Any connection between the afore-mentioned and subsequent reality will be found to be non-existent.

Beasty · 29-12-2017 01:28AM

I predict the Earth will not be hit by a massive asteroid, and humanity will survive into 2019.

Don't blame me if I'm wrong mind

MikeyTaylor · 01-05-2018 06:52PM

Laura Whitmore leaves the UK for America.

Sorry for the lateness by the way :-)

branie2 · 01-05-2018 11:10PM

An Irish celebrity will come out as transgender
Ireland wins the Eurovision

MikeyTaylor · 01-05-2018 11:38PM

branie2 wrote: »

An Irish celebrity will come out as transgender
Ireland wins the Eurovision

It would be our 8th time. We've won more than any other counterdoddy.

Pinch Flat · 01-05-2018 11:40PM

MikeyTaylor wrote: »

It would be our 8th time. We've won more than any other counterdoddy.

It’s all the Eastern European counterdoddys that are winning these days.

branie2 · 02-05-2018 12:02AM

boardise wrote: »

The Irish will only manage 6 winners at Cheltenham
Dundalk will regain the Airtricity title
Harry Kane will sign for Real Madrid
Rory McIlroy will win a major.
There will be a stock market correction in August
The current denizen of Auris an Uachtaráin will not be the next President of Ireland
Prince Philip will take off for that celestial palace in the sky
Any connection between the afore-mentioned and subsequent reality will be found to be non-existent.

Followed by the Queen a few months later

branie2 · 02-05-2018 03:36PM

Lottie Ryan reopens the Ryan Line

4068ac1elhodqr · 16-08-2018 09:37PM

Noticed that OP wasn't too far off some of his e.g. Ebola is back, bitcoin is down, facebook scandals, ideology change in SA, corruption in the other SA etc.

Other other extracts from 2017's on page 2:

Patrick Panicky Backward wrote: »

• Eruption of Vesuvius and the evacuation of Naples. There is also a serious earthquake in New Zealand during 2018.

5.2 quake today, the Director of the Vesuvius Observatory, told press agencies that she has received floods of phone calls from worried residents.

Patrick Panicky Backward wrote: »

• America make a big military commitment to Japan as the country’s pacifist mandate is withdrawn. Japan pays to hire American missile defense services.

Jap' is now laden with deep radar and a variety of big throwing sticks.

Patrick Panicky Backward wrote: »

• There will be a hard Brexit but, pressed by Germany, Europe will relent at the last moment and allow a trade deal. Junker loses face and ‘retires’. Britain strikes its own cross-border deal with Ireland despite objections fro the EU.

TBC.. Expect a deal on 28th of March just before the lights go off.

Patrick Panicky Backward wrote: »

• Theresa May will stay in power for a while longer and the UK will thrive despite a world economic problems.

Still there, not entirely sure how.

Patrick Panicky Backward wrote: »

• Italy will see the rise of strong Nationalism { probably early summer 2018 as boat crossings increase again}.

Two new extreme parties now rule Italy in an coalition, the taxi boats have been told to sling their hooks elsewhere.

Patrick Panicky Backward wrote: »

• An Italian Banking Crisis causes chaos in Italy and many lose their homes. The Euro will plummet and towards the end of 2018 and into 2019 there will be riots as the steep economic decline takes hold. Denmark and Italy may signal pulling out of EU as Euro crashes.

Italy's economy is pretty much screwed, x15 bridges have collapsed in recent times (one this week), Denmark bans the veil, and has to force feed integration.

Patrick Panicky Backward wrote: »

• An attempt to impeach Donald Trump in mid 2018 fails. He becomes more popular as a result.

Still rockin'

Patrick Panicky Backward wrote: »

• Donald Trump will initiate a massive trade deal with the UK in advance of Brexit that will shake the EU. The deal will concern arms, high tech services and the motor industry.

Offered to triple trade levels for trade exclusivity post-brexit, we'll see.

Patrick Panicky Backward wrote: »

• The US will lose trade in the East as China and Russia form a military and economic alliance in response to the North Korean crisis and US protectionism.

Looks like they're quickly loosing friends in Turkey and Iran now also.

branie2 · 16-08-2018 11:10PM

Brexit is scrapped following a second referendum

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