Exit poll: The post referendum thread. No electioneering.

Ozymandius2011 · 25-05-2018 10:41PM

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

DickSwiveller · 25-05-2018 10:41PM

PopePalpatine wrote: »

I won't believe it until I see David Quinn's sour puss on the 6:01 News tomorrow evening.

Very classy

suicide_circus · 25-05-2018 10:41PM

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

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

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

In fairness the meltdown had it been a no vote would have been epic. A yes vote has been predicted since the start of the campaign, it's really not a surprise.

limnam · 25-05-2018 10:41PM

fritzelly wrote: »

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

You sound like great craic.

Where you off to.

Shurimgreat · 25-05-2018 10:42PM

John_Rambo wrote: »

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.

Was I included in the Citizens assembly who came up with the proposals?
Simple question.
I had no say or influence over the citizens assembly and neither did most people.

Grassroots democracy my eyeball.

Gloomtastic! · 25-05-2018 10:42PM

Annabella1 wrote: »

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

Pity they talk ****e about everything else though.

greenpilot · 25-05-2018 10:42PM

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

I would pay fabulous amounts of money to be a fly on the wall in places like that the next few days.

I had a look at Iona's Facebook page there. Tumbleweed....

Akrasia · 25-05-2018 10:42PM

Lads, there are no winners in this referendum. If the result stands, it is a step forwards for reproductive rights and it will reduce the suffering of a lot of women in crisis, but at the end of the day, nobody ever wants to have an abortion, every abortion is a failure or loss on some level.

The best way to 'win' this referendum is to show the no voters that they were wrong to mistrust women. We need to improve family planning services and improve services for people facing tragedies who choose to continue with their pregnancy

martingriff · 25-05-2018 10:42PM

Try_harder wrote: »

Doctors couldnt immediately treat her as her hands were tied on the 8th Amendment

If they did there job they could have treated the sepsis and she be alive. You do know that even if she asks for a referendum she would have had to wait 72 hours

fergus1001 · 25-05-2018 10:42PM

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.

I'm sure you and Maria Steen can have a nice cup of tea to discuss all the untruths you picked up and believed during the campaign

25-05-2018 10:42PM

DickSwiveller wrote: »

Very classy

evening dick how u doon there boy

The Hound Gone Wild · 25-05-2018 10:42PM

Shurimgreat wrote: »

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

They will once they reach 12 weeks. Until then the women's rights supercede theirs.

Oops69 · 25-05-2018 10:43PM

very gracious responses to this news so far on this thread .. how predictable.

strandroad · 25-05-2018 10:43PM

bodice ripper wrote: »

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

Did they even employ any local printers for this barrage of adverts or was it all shipped from US no-gay-invites type of crowd? I hope they cost a bazillion fundie dollars.

jacksie66 · 25-05-2018 10:43PM

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Mr Velo · 25-05-2018 10:43PM

Ronan Mullen....... your lads took a helluva beating! Now if only you would fk off as well that would top it all off

Shurimgreat · 25-05-2018 10:44PM

murpho999 wrote: »

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

You really should learn about choice.

And if the mother decides not to protect them and terminate them for none of the hard case reasons mentioned? What then?

The unborn have no vote or say in what happens to them, whether they live or die, are allowed proceed to birth or not.

This may well sit ok with you, it doesn't with me, I hope you respect that.

JimPa · 25-05-2018 10:44PM

It's a very tough choice to make. And I'll leave that tough choice up to the women/girls/couples who have to decide whether to go through with it or not. I don't know if abortion is right or wrong in any single situation but I certainly won't be deciding for them. It's their tough decision to make.

Yes.

The Golden Miller · 25-05-2018 10:44PM

tigger123 wrote: »

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.

I don't believe giving the people what was essentially an all or nothing vote is grassroots democracy in action. Do you believe the majority of the population want abortion in any case up until 12 weeks? No, but we were told if you want to repeal for the hard cases you gotta also legislate for abortion on demand. Democracy indeed. Nice way of sliding in something that would of otherwise not had popular support

ArthurDayne · 25-05-2018 10:44PM

Does anyone know if similar exit polls for previous referendums have been this accurate ? As a northerner who watched in numb horror as the Brexit vote unfolded I am inclined towards scepticism.

An amazing and truly emotional moment for me personally if this is even remotely accurate.

SteelyDanJalapeno · 25-05-2018 10:44PM

Looking like a landslide as per the IT

Conservatory · 25-05-2018 10:44PM

I still don’t think the exit polls will be accurate. I wouldn’t have took part in one. I was even afraid somebody would see me vote no in the polling booth - which wasn’t a booth just a desk that you can stand at.

123balltv · 25-05-2018 10:44PM

Abortions will be the only procedure in Ireland to not have a waiting list
cancer patients etc will have wait longer now.

Shurimgreat · 25-05-2018 10:45PM

Deedsie wrote: »

I have F all respect for no voters to be honest... I honestly can't fathom how people could look at this subject and come up with a no. Zero compassion. As someone else asked, if your wife or partner got pregnant and was unfortunate to end up with a FFA would you try and stop her getting an abortion in Ireland?

Another misrepresentation of many No voters. Are you capable of telling the truth at all?

Overheal · 25-05-2018 10:45PM

Shurimgreat wrote: »

Ah well there you have it folks. Whooping and hollering and celebrating abortion on demand.

Luckily I think you represent a small minority and most Yes voters are sensitive to the issues concerned.

Shurimgreat wrote: »

Sad day for Ireland if so. I feel ashamed to be Irish if that's the way it goes.

Shurimgreat wrote: »

And many innocent unborn with it. Congrats.

Well it seems there will be no shortage of self-indignant moral virtue-signalling outrage if your posts are any indication, and we haven't even filled up the balloons yet. Most of which are condoms, mind you, since nobody needs them anymore anyway am I right? /s

_Dara_ · 25-05-2018 10:46PM

123balltv wrote: »

Abortions will be the only procedure in Ireland to not have a waiting list
cancer patients etc will have wait longer now.

I didn’t have to wait for cancer treatment. Neither did my mother. Both in treatment ASAP. And neither of us had health insurance.

pauliebdub · 25-05-2018 10:46PM

Very proud of my country right now. The no side ran an awful campaign so not surprised about the result but the margin has taken me by surprise.

The no side I've no doubt spent millions pasting the country with posters and banners, sent forward pitiless dogmatic hardliners as spokespeople but the people saw through them and wanted something better for it's citizens.

storker · 25-05-2018 10:46PM

suicide_circus wrote: »

Abortions for all!

Except for men. Discrimination I tells ya...

fergus1001 · 25-05-2018 10:46PM

123balltv wrote:

Abortions will be the only procedure in Ireland to not have a waiting list cancer patients etc will have wait longer now.

probably will have a 9 month waiting list sure

cml387 · 25-05-2018 10:46PM

ArthurDayne wrote: »

Does anyone know if similar exit polls for previous referendums have been this accurate ? As a northerner who watched in numb horror as the Brexit vote unfolded I am inclined towards scepticism.

An amazing and truly emotional moment for me personally if this is even remotely accurate.

Traditionally exit polls have been the most accurate of all. Remember last year British election? BBC's exit poll was spot on.

Exit poll: The post referendum thread. No electioneering.

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