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Exit poll: The post referendum thread. No electioneering.

Ozymandius2011

This is for people who have already voted in the referendum. How did you vote? I voted yes.

Mod: This thread is little more than a survey about how you voted. Please don't the ins and outs of abortion.

Mod: This is not a reiteration of the previous 8th threads. If you were threadbanned from those, you are not threadbanned here.

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ygolometsipe

Very happy for all the women of Ireland today.

Richard tea

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

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.

Redo91

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

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.

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

Overheal

seamus wrote: »

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Harry Palmr

David Quinns twitter feed might be worth a read

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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!

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.

BarleySweets

MayoSalmon wrote: »

You'd swear we lived in Uganda the way people go on sometimes

Inequality dressed in Ralph Lauren is still inequality.

Hurrache

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

bodice ripper

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

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.

Ozymandius2011

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