Exit poll: The post referendum thread. No electioneering.

_Dara_ · 26-05-2018 02:44PM

suicide_circus wrote: »

A lot of people which tick Catholic on the census must have voted yes

Well, Michael Harding is a religious person and made a plea for Yes on TV3 the other night. He evoked “let he who is without sin...”. It was pretty powerful stuff and eye-opening.

Fighting Tao · 26-05-2018 02:45PM

Dookie Monster wrote: »

Should be excommunicated. In fact if you have an abortion or help procure one, you are already

You're a laugh a minute!

So, if I had ticked 'catholic' and voted Yes yesterday, would the RCC cross-reference that private data with the private vote I had? :rolleyes:

erica74 · 26-05-2018 02:45PM

I presume the loveboth and save the 8th people will now be using their resources to campaign for better sex education, free contraception, a change in our adoption policies and adoption system, better supports for parents who go ahead with an unplanned pregnancy, better access to supports for victims of rape, incest, domestic abuse, longer sentences for rapists and paedophiles... I'm sure there was other stuff they suggested could take the place of abortion but that was generally the gist of it.

Billy86 · 26-05-2018 02:45PM

_Dara_ wrote: »

Jaysus, what did Mullen say?

Basically that while the people have spoken (which he acknowledges) that will be fighting any legislation that has to do with abortion, thus completely rejecting the referendum.

I am ready for a lot of "we have already decided that we are going to say no to whatever you propose and do all we can to slow it down for as long as possible" carry on from the likes of him. If they start having peculiarly large legal teams and resources with which to do this and meddle in our actual national legislation, it's long past time for the government to demand these show the full extent of their funding and where it comes from.

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Waterford 64.3% YES / 35.7% NO

greenpilot · 26-05-2018 02:46PM

Trasna1 wrote: »

I thought the freemasons were not allowed to discuss politics? The conspiracies are true?!

Correct. But not in open lodge.

26-05-2018 02:47PM

podgemonster wrote: »

Huge historic day. A seismic result, a country moving forward. Women fighting for their rights and winning. No division between rural and urban, a land united. We listened to the experts and to women.

I've a big aul penis on me there and I voted Yes. So did plenty of my less endowed friends. We all fought for it, for our sisters, daughters, mothers etc. and I'm glad of that fact.

Justin Credible Darts · 26-05-2018 02:47PM

Dookie Monster wrote: »

Should be excommunicated. In fact if you have an abortion or help procure one, you are already

The problem is the catholic church, the biggest kiddie fiddling ring ever is just a church.
You do not need the church to believe in god. Plenty members in my family believe in God but dont believe in the church.

I personally do not believe in the invisible man, but you do not need to to have compassion, decency, etc and for people to claim others have some divine right over others based on how they voted shows they have very little understanding themselves.

The days of the church brainwashing people are over, especially for the young.
Get over it and learn to accept it.

amcalester · 26-05-2018 02:47PM

_Dara_ wrote: »

Well, Michael Harding is a religious person and made a plea for Yes on TV3 the other night. He evoked “let he who is without sin...”. It was pretty powerful stuff and eye-opening.

Saw that, thought it was very powerful too.

That man talks a lot of sense.

wakka12 · 26-05-2018 02:50PM

Irelands landslide exit poll results in favour of repeal are top news story in many of the world major news channels
Great day for ireland

amcalester · 26-05-2018 02:50PM

Dookie Monster wrote: »

Disgusting comment. What about the unborn baby? What about the father?

If the father doesn’t want his baby aborted then he shouldn’t be getting women pregnant.

martingriff · 26-05-2018 02:50PM

martingriff wrote: »

Right whatever your having yourself. Just look at the Freemason mega thread

Apologise may have gotten Freemason and Freeman as the same which they aint

Billy86 · 26-05-2018 02:51PM

amcalester wrote: »

If the father doesn’t want his baby aborted then he shouldn’t be getting women pregnant.

I see what you did there, well played.

salmocab · 26-05-2018 02:52PM

Dookie Monster wrote: »

Should be excommunicated. In fact if you have an abortion or help procure one, you are already

Well they don’t excommunicate child rapists, in fact they just moved them where they can find more victims so I suspect people are safe enough with their own conscience.

Fighting Tao · 26-05-2018 02:52PM

amcalester wrote: »

If the father doesn’t want his baby aborted then he shouldn’t be getting women pregnant.

But the woman should wear a chastity belt and the key given to the catholic church. It's not the mans fault or something like that.

Billy86 · 26-05-2018 02:53PM

Random though not overly surprising one on RTE:
YES voters were 78% for SSM, 5% against.
NO voters were 36% for SSM, 39% against.

Sheeps · 26-05-2018 02:53PM

amcalester wrote: »

If the father doesn’t want his baby aborted then he shouldn’t be getting women pregnant.

If the woman doesn't want to be pregnant she shouldn't be getting pregnant.

WoollyRedHat · 26-05-2018 02:55PM

In 3 years, we have made incredible progress as a nation. We have eschewed the notion of a country still haunted by Catholic dogma, and have espoused progressive and social values, have given choice for people to marry whoever we want, regardless of same gender, provided women a choice in pregnancy and autonomy over their own bodies, their womb and we now march forward into 21st century towards social modernization. May we continue to strive as a nation and make this the very best for out people to live in.

Noo · 26-05-2018 02:55PM

Do we think it'll be yes for all constituencies? Has that ever happened before?

vg88 · 26-05-2018 02:56PM

Anyone get the name off newstalk from the fella who said the media propaganda made the no side lose? It was so cringy he got cut off.

Benteke · 26-05-2018 02:57PM

Donegal letting the country down again, I expect nothing more from the backward county

Billy86 · 26-05-2018 02:57PM

Laois
61.4% YES
38.6% NO

Wexford
68.4% YES
31.6% NO

Clare
64.3% YES
35.7% NO

This is looking less and less like the rural/urban issue that the No campaign and indeed many corners of the Irish media were trying to tell us it would be.

Loafing Oaf · 26-05-2018 02:59PM

moloner4 wrote: »

Anyone get the name off newstalk from the fella who said the media propaganda made the no side lose? It was so cringy he got cut off.

Was it that Tim guy who did the 'hunger strike' trying to get TDs to look at some foetus porn?

Dookie Monster · 26-05-2018 02:59PM

amcalester wrote: »

If the father doesn’t want his baby aborted then he shouldn’t be getting women pregnant.

Really? A husband shouldn't try for a family? Wow

wakka12 · 26-05-2018 03:01PM

Im very shocked by how many more people seemingly voted yes for this than the marriage referendum, in some counties at least. I thought for sure the number of yes voters would be at most the same number who voted yes in the marriage referendum. What explanation could there be for this?

jill_valentine · 26-05-2018 03:01PM

Omackeral wrote: »

I've a big aul penis on me there and I voted Yes. So did plenty of my less endowed friends. We all fought for it, for our sisters, daughters, mothers etc. and I'm glad of that fact.

That's a mighty humblebrag sneaking in there

SusieBlue · 26-05-2018 03:01PM

Dookie Monster wrote: »

Yea. The man should be able to have the woman arrested for manslaughter

I’ve seen this faux concern for the welfare of these prospective phantom future children brought up many times on these threads.

The 8th undoubtedly had an effect on men, because it had the power to hurt their daughters, wives, sisters and mothers.
And of course, the concern that an ex partner might have an abortion without permission is also a legitimate worry.

But your concern loses all credibility when the one issue you are bleating on about is the ONLY one where you can’t control what happens.
And ironically, in order for you to get that, the woman would lose complete control of her own body.

It comes across as insincere, misogynic, and very, very controlling.

As was nastily said many times during the debates on Boards, if the woman doesn’t want to get be pregnant, maybe she should have kept her legs closed.
Well my friend, the same applies to you. You should be held to the same standard.
If you are that concerned about an ex partner aborting your baby without permission, maybe you need to be a bit more careful about where you dip your wick.

Billy86 · 26-05-2018 03:01PM

Dookie Monster wrote: »

Really? A husband shouldn't try for a family? Wow

If he ensured to do his christian duty and insisted that all fornication be for procreational reasons, he would not be in that mess.

allym · 26-05-2018 03:01PM

moloner4 wrote: »

Anyone get the name off newstalk from the fella who said the media propaganda made the no side lose? It was so cringy he got cut off.

It was mad the stuff coming out of him

_Dara_ · 26-05-2018 03:01PM

Billy86 wrote: »

Laois
61.4% YES
38.6% NO

Wexford
68.4% YES
31.6% NO

Clare
64.3% YES
35.7% NO

This is looking less and less like the rural/urban issue that the No campaign and indeed many corners of the Irish media were trying to tell us it would be.

Well, I’ll be honest, I was a Yes voter who thought that there would be a stark urban/rural divide.

Delighted to be so wrong!

amcalester · 26-05-2018 03:01PM

Dookie Monster wrote: »

Really? A husband shouldn't try for a family? Wow

100%. If a man doesn’t want a woman aborting his baby then all he has to do is not get her pregnant.

It’s pretty simple actually, if he kept it in his pants then there’d be no abortions.

Exit poll: The post referendum thread. No electioneering.

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