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Exit poll: The post referendum thread. No electioneering.

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  • #1082
    ygolometsipe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 882 ✭✭✭ygolometsipe


    Very happy for all the women of Ireland today.


  • #1083
    Richard tea
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,265 ✭✭✭Richard tea


    Yay......Let's get riding.........


  • #1084
    WoolyJumper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 849 ✭✭✭WoolyJumper


    I want to be clear, this is in no way why I voted yes BUT part of me is very happy that to see the likes of Iona take another defeat. I fully understand why people voted no but likes of Iona have their own agenda, that isn't necessarily in the interests of the Irish people.


  • #1085
    Redo91
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,892 ✭✭✭Redo91


    I voted yes. Along with 2/3 of the country it seems!


  • #1086
    tigger123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,593 ✭✭✭tigger123


    Shurimgreat wrote: »
    It came from citizens assembly of 100 people.

    Most opinion polls would require 500 people minimum to be considered credible.

    After that the referendum was foisted on the people, many of whom had no clue what they were voting for.

    And how and why did the Citizen's Assembly come to pass?

    Because Enda Kenny and Fine Gael had to find someway to deflect the political grassroots pressure. They had to acknowledge it somehow, so they thought a Citizen's Assembly was a convenient fudge that would probably recommend a status quo.

    But when the Citizen's Assembly heard all the evidence they made their proposals, and that resulted in the Referendum.

    You can dress it up anyway you want. This is grassroots democracy in action.


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  • #1087
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,208 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    I said on Wednesday the upcoming meltdowns in the No campaigns will be gas

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=107076970&postcount=3303

    Mega strop on Tuesday between Save 8 / Love Boat over who got to go on TV was a bad sign for them

    I'm partial to your abracadabra,

    I'm raptured by the joy of it all.



  • #1088
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,725 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    seamus wrote: »
    1f644.png

    Ohhhh that hits me right in the nostalgia along with a few other areas.


  • #1089
    John_Rambo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,427 ✭✭✭✭John_Rambo


    Shurimgreat wrote: »
    Proposals only came along in the last 12 months from the government to vote on.
    Up to then it was unclear what they were proposing.
    So another lie and misrepresentation to go with what seems like an infinite number of lies at this stage.

    Nothing to stop you lobbying for clear, existing hard cases. And you didn't. You'd 30 years to do so, but you lazily sat on your hands. Another armchair/keyboard warrior that did nothing for no one and isn't happy with the outcome, but perfectly happy to blame everyone else.


  • #1090
    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,527 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    fergus1001 wrote: »
    can we have a referendum on banning the iona institute please ?

    Why? They make it too easy.

    Wouldn’t mind seeing Prime Time investigates look into them and their shadowy backers however.


  • #1091
    Lady Spangles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 434 ✭✭Lady Spangles


    fritzelly wrote: »
    Certain parties will fight this through to the bitter end

    Just remember those middle aged male politicians who thought they knew what was best for women is all I will say.

    I maybe naive, but this vote coupled with the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights will give those politicians little room for manoeuvre, surely? They cannot ignore the will of the people. They're a dying breed and this referendum result might just bring that fact home to them.


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  • #1092
    Ardent
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,365 ✭✭✭Ardent


    Delighted at the result (if it matches the exit polls) and delighted that the informed, compassionate people in this country outnumber the others 2-1.


  • #1093
    wirelessdude01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,441 ✭✭✭wirelessdude01


    Deleted User wrote:
    RTE's one at 11.30. Can't understand why they want to wait so long. Polls are long shut.


    Keep people watching that muck


  • #1094
    Cina
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,395 ✭✭✭Cina


    strandroad wrote: »
    There doesn't seem to be one county where No would lead? That's better for Yes than even marriage equality was!

    I refuse to believe Roscommon will ever vote yes for anything. They'd probably vote no to a puppy hugging sanctuary.


  • #1095
    JaMarcus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 828 ✭✭✭JaMarcus


    ygolometsipe wrote: »
    Very happy for all the women of Ireland today.

    So am I.

    But I'm an enormously, savagely petty person. So I'm even more ****ing delighted for the militant, shít-stirring, No-voting liars and the bitterness and anger they're feeling right now.


  • #1096
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    David Quinns twitter feed might be worth a read :)


  • #1097
    mickmackmcgoo
    Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 950 ✭✭✭mickmackmcgoo


    Now let's hope they all go out and take down their bloody posters tomorrow. Most of the yes side posters were already taken down.. by the no side


  • #1098
    cml387
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,881 ✭✭✭cml387


    I voted No in 1983. It was a hateful time. In the voting booth there were actually placed dummy ballot papers with Yes marked, put there I'm sure by the staff in the polling station.

    I'm not sure we should be that happy.All we've done (ok, thanks to younger people) is to right a terrible wrong that was done all those years ago.


  • #1099
    martingriff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,339 ✭✭✭✭martingriff


    Shurimgreat wrote: »
    And never again will unborn children have any protection in the womb.

    The mother. You know they can't force an abortion on you. The floodgates will not magically open. I hate there is a 12 week limit but you do know it was happening anyway or was it because it was England it was out of sight it didn't really happen


  • #1100
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,111 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    Going out to have a drink now and celebrate and have a chat with some women and ask how it feels to be accepted as an autonomous human being by Ireland


  • #1101
    Annabella1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 661 ✭✭✭Annabella1


    A huge shout out to Clare Daly and Ruth Copinger
    Two very brave TD’s who grabbed this by the balls when it was potentially politically toxic


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  • #1102
    Try_harder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,681 ✭✭✭Try_harder


    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.

    Well if thats your cheap dig at Mental Health you would know that that was covered under previous POLDP BILL. But a viable foetus would and will continued to be delivered- not aborted


  • #1103
    CruelCoin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,465 ✭✭✭CruelCoin


    Rural Ireland, predicted once again to be backwards, voted 60/40 in favour.
    That's really excellent!

    It's also excellent that every age group below 65 voted for.

    What that does, is shine a very bright and very direct light on the bigotry promoted by the church and held close to heart by the elderly godbotherers.


  • #1104
    The Hound Gone Wild
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 255 ✭✭The Hound Gone Wild


    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.

    Nobody can request an abortion at 5-6 months under the proposed legislation. An abortion can be provided during those months if deemed medically necessary.


  • #1105
    Huntergonzo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,160 ✭✭✭Huntergonzo


    super_furry wrote: »
    Ireland's a mad country. At the same time this news breaks, there's a woman on the Late Late show talking about how she sees and talks to angels on a daily basis.

    And according to her she's the only one in the world who sees them.....funny that!


  • #1106
    PurvesGrundy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 532 ✭✭✭PurvesGrundy


    Hitman3000 wrote: »
    How do you bully someone into voting a certain way? The polling booth is private the ballot slip anonymous.

    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.

    There were many other fair minded individuals who did not feel comfortable with what they were told to vote for but were persuaded otherwise.


  • #1107
    BarleySweets
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 198 ✭✭BarleySweets


    MayoSalmon wrote: »
    You'd swear we lived in Uganda the way people go on sometimes

    Inequality dressed in Ralph Lauren is still inequality.


  • #1108
    Hurrache
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,371 ✭✭✭✭Hurrache


    https://twitter.com/NaomiOhReally/status/1000122844230111232?s=19


  • #1109
    bodice ripper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,681 ✭✭✭bodice ripper


    I hope a bunch of American ideologues lost their ****ing shirts on this. Poxes.


  • #1110
    murpho999
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,765 ✭✭✭✭murpho999


    Shurimgreat wrote: »
    And never again will unborn children have any protection in the womb. Something to celebrate indeed.

    They will have the protection of the mother's choice to protect them.

    You really should learn about choice.


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  • #1111
    Ozymandius2011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,175 ✭✭✭Ozymandius2011


    Looks like this was more accurate for the entire result than I expected.


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