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Predictions 2019

[Deleted User]

Brexit will go ahead, but Ireland will lose a lot of the single market integration to avoid the hard border that would otherwise be imposed by a clean break Brexit.
The EU will continue for a few more years yet, maybe morphing back to the original EEC model or completely breaking up in the next ten years.
The Chinese empire building continues apace, with consolidation in the south China sea which is grudgingly accepted by neighbours to avoid unfavourable trade with China.

More African countries will find themselves on the hook for binding trade & debt deals that effectively give China a say in the internal politics of those countries (we're already seeing that now).

Investment in future oil exploration is cutback as EV's start to make a real dent in oil consumption, resulting in a period of glut followed by shortages three or four years down the line as new fields are not developed and expensive fields are shut in.

Car buyers will have a dilemma, either go EV ASAP or have a couple of years of cheaper motoring in an ICE vehicle, those who can't affors new will almost certainly go the second option.

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Yer Da sells Avon

Holly Willoughby will have gender reassignment surgery, becoming 'Willy Holloughby'.

padd b1975

A noticeable ratcheting up of Bart's People type stories as the homeless crisis shows no sign of improving.

Margaret Cash to be convicted of more crimes.

House prices start to fall.

Manchester United get another new manager.

Dublin fail to win five in a row.

UK general election early in the year.

Irish general election late in the year.

For Forks Sake

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy wrote: »

Paddy the Plasterer is made Finance Minister.

The builder or the horse?

branie2

Prince William and Kate Middleton announce they are expecting a fourth child
Queen Elizabeth dies, followed by Prince Philip a short while later
Leo Vardakar resigns
Clare win another Hurling All-Ireland

Yer Da sells Avon

Boards will be sold for an undisclosed amount. The new owners will not only fail to get rid of the fascism, but will make product placement mandatory in all posts.

"Black Muslim commits crime in the vicinity of a Dealz shop, where you can get four cans of Lilt for just €2"

"Traveller wins €2 Million after fall in Dunnes Stores, better value, beats them all"

Jim 77

Earth is invaded by aliens

branie2

Coronation Street finally ends after nearly 60 years, when Ken Barlow suffers a massive and fatal heart attack.

Pherekydes

Loads of migration. Irish people will migrate to Australia, Canada, the UK, the US...

Other people will migrate to Ireland.

Life will go on...

RhubarbCrumble

branie2 wrote: »

Queen Elizabeth dies, followed by Prince Philip a short while later

If Phil is still around this time next year, then my theory will have been proved correct.
Just like Fungi, Philip has been replaced many times over.

smurgen

Impeachment of trump with a backlash from his supporters.multiple bombings all over the U.S with certain military people sympathetic to the president supporting him. In the U.K Collapse of the government and a hard brexit.

PopePalpatine

Zucc hacks into the US's and Russia's nuclear arsenals, and becomes supreme overlord of all mankind, just before that Winnie the Pooh-looking ass who rules China can become literally Thanos thanks to medical experiments that would make Unit 731 blush.

Beanntraigheach

Nothing of any great consequence will happen.

touts

Following the collapse of the "confidence and supply" talks with FF Leo Varadkar calls a snap election to be held in February before Brexit. He wins and goes into coalition with the Labour Party.

Before the election several FF TDs including O'Cuiv jump to Peadar Tobin's new party. Martin is replaced by Stephen Donnelly as leader of FF.

Brexit causes mass closure of exporting companies in Ireland. The Agrifood sector is particularly hard hit. Unemployment rises by 100,000 between March and December.

The housing market collapses as thousands of East European workers return home to mainland EU.

Amazon.co.uk, and several other UK based websites announce they will stop shipping to Ireland.

Due to tariffs and long queues at ports many brands of EU and UK products we are used to seeing on Irish shelves either disappear or increase in price by 40% or more.

At least one major Bank collapses in the UK but it has moved it's headquarters to the IFSC so Irish Taxpayers are required to pick up the multi-billion tab.

A hung parliament in the UK after a general election sees a coalition of Labour and the Liberal democrats supported by the SNP enter government. They announce they wish to hold a referendum to undo Brexit but the EU says it will not start negotiations for at least 10 years.

The SNP announces a Scottish referendum on independence in 2020.

Pope Benedict, Prince Philip, Jimmy Carter, Gay Byrne all die.

So does Michael D Higgins and the Dail votes Enda Kenny to be the new president.

AKK becomes Chancellor of Germany.

Donald Trump pardons himself and his family from any wrongdoing in relation to the Muller inquiry. Muller himself is fired.

As the US economy goes into decline in a trade war with China Paul Ryan emerges as the frontrunner for the Republican nomination in 2020. Trump leaves the Republican party and announces he will run as an independent. The Democrats are in disarray and cannot unify around a single candidate.

Russia and Ukraine officially go to war. With the US and UK unable to take any action due to internal divisions Russia wins inside 4 weeks and annexes large parts of Eastern Ukraine.

One of Microsoft or Google buys Tesla.

Apple shares fall by over 50% through the year as sales of their products continues to decline due to over pricing. Tim Cook resigns and the new CEO announces a new cheaper Apple IPhone based on the IPhone 6 and using plastic casing etc costing less than €300.

Bitcoin ceases to trade.

Dublin win the All Ireland football. Kilkenny win the Hurling.

Ireland come second in the Six Nations behind England and go out in the QTR Finals of the Rugby world cup losing to South Africa.

The Irish Soccer team fail to qualify for Euro 2020 coming 4th in the group.

Sam Bennet wins the Green jersey at the Tour de France.

Padraig Harrington is named European Ryder cup captain. Tiger Woods wins a Major. Rory doesn't.

Life is confirmed on another planet, most likely microbes on Mars.

TheDavester

Hammer89 wrote: »

Photos of Laura Whitmore sitting on the toilet will be leaked.

by a fella who posts here regularly

mzungu

Mick McCarthy will get sacked when we have a bad start to the Euro qualifiers. John Delaney hires an AI machine to manage the squad on a four year contract. The AI begins to learn at a geometric rate. It becomes self-aware at 2:14 AM, Eastern time, August 29th and promptly takes John Delaney's job in a bloodless coup.

KungPao

“Brexit” will become even more boring.

ROI will lose all Euro qualifiers.

The price of a pint will increase by a 1200%.

Duckworth_Luas

Game of Thrones finale sees Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen die. Riots on the streets.

Brexit causes severe social disorder in Britain. Riots on the street.

Roscommon win the All-Ireland football. Riots on the streets.

Hammer89

RTE will do a Who Do You Think You Are? segment on Brian Ormonde and discover that he is descended from actual rats.

KevinCavan

Average house price to rise by 10%.

Mad_maxx

mzungu wrote: »

Mick McCarthy will get sacked when we have a bad start to the Euro qualifiers. John Delaney hires an AI machine to manage the squad on a four year contract. The AI begins to learn at a geometric rate. It becomes self-aware at 2:14 AM, Eastern time, August 29th and promptly takes John Delaney's job in a bloodless coup.

Hopefully

[Deleted User]

KevinCavan wrote: »

Average house price to rise by 10%.

In Cavan yes, but in Dublin they stagnate and slowly fall.

Moonjet

The first (of many) babies will be aborted in Ireland under the new legislation, sometime in January.

arybvtcw0eolkf

The 2019 remake of The Exorcist will have Megan's family hire the Devil to take the priest out of the child.

[Deleted User]

My predictions?

PAIN.

Rocky 3.

keano_afc

The trolley crisis will see hospital car parks and cycle sheds used to ease overcrowding. Simon Harris refuses to resign, tapping the side of his head with a pen while repeating "but abortion, lads".

More patients will be told that their original screening results were incorrect, and their illness is now terminal. Simon Harris refuses to resign, stands up in the Dail and does the floss while repeating "but abortion, lads".

Leo Varadkar does a live Facebook session where he gets covered in chocolate and attempts to eat himself.

Peter Casey is the named the new host of the Late Late Show after Ryan Tubridy is chosen to be Leo Varakar's head of PR.

Dublin win 5 in row. The rest of the country immediately demand Dublin be broken up into 24 different teams, and have to play league games with blindfolds on.

Dancing with the Stars announce plans to do a celebrity version in 2020.

Roy Keane enters the jungle for I'm a Celebrity. Accuses a lizard that wanders into camp of being "lazy", tells the camp to "stick it up your bollox" when they get an answer wrong in the Dingo Dollar challenge denying Roy a packet of Meanies.

Homeless crisis solved after politicians agree to let their second, third, fourth and fifth houses be used to accommodate those on the streets.

Kate O'Connell reveals that yes, she is actually Satan.

The Tetrarch

The stock market, the housing market, the Christmas market, the farmers market all do a Humpty Dumpty.

Alf Veedersane

I predict a riot.

Probably in France.

For Forks Sake

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

I predict a riot.

Probably in France.

That could be any day, week, month or year over there in fairness.

Alf Veedersane

For Forks Sake wrote: »

That could be any day, week, month or year over there in fairness.

Don't hate the player. Hate the game.

Deebles McBeebles

People who did not want abortion legalised will become increasingly bitter. This will lead to 2 separate societies on the island, separated by a wall of Clonakilty black pudding. Neither will be able to integrate travellers into their new society.