March 8th - What’s your vote? **Mod Note In Post #677**

I threw €50 down myself yesterday. I wouldn't read too much into the odds moving, I bet €150 on the last election date and it moved the odds so a relatively small amount of money will do that on the more novelty bets.

I can’t wait to see the Government try and blame ‘The Far Right’ and ‘Russian disinformation’ tomorrow for their embarrassing lack of ability to read the room

I'd dearly love to see the statistics prove you incorrect. There are many, many more threads on boards populated by more women than men and to suggest that Conservative men are all that posts on the subject is just lazy. This is a general two-barrels backlash at a government that has taken this country down a very dangerous path while ignoring the mandates of the logical, educated, experienced and pragmatic demographic. Outside the airy-fairy bubble, many millions of people in this country are barely surviving day to day. Keeping jobs, getting kids through college, home energy costs, waiting months for health appointments etc are way, way up the list of priorities. And then there's Eamon Ryan.

This is the beginning of the end for this government. Next will be the Local elections.

I live in a household of 4 women, ( partner and 3 young adult kids) and all voted No.

Wouldn't fault them on that. They had a busy day and still found the time to do their duty at the last minute.

You must be so proud! Imagine a 22 year old going out to vote!

I can almost see the MAGA cap, the grey beard and the pot belly!

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Is this a first for a party leader - canvassing outside a polling station? A FG spokesperson said no breach of the electoral rules happened because LV didn't obstruct or induce any electors in the vicinity of the polling station. Fair enough he didn't obstruct or impede anyone, but he must have been 'in the vicinity' because the big yellow sign on the school railings behind him clearly says Polling Station. Also he did try to induce people into voting yes by posting that video.

147.—(1) A person shall not interfere with or obstruct or impede an elector going to or coming from or in the vicinity of or in a polling station.

(2) During the period commencing 30 minutes before the time appointed for the taking of a poll at an election, including a poll which has been adjourned under section 107 , and ending 30 minutes after the close of the said poll, a person shall not, in or in the curtilage of a polling station or in any place within 100 metres of such station, for the purpose of promoting the interest of a political party or furthering the candidature of a candidate or candidates or soliciting votes for a candidate or candidates or for any contrary purpose, do any or all of the following things:

(a) loiter or congregate with other persons;

(b) attempt to induce, by any means whatsoever, an elector to vote for a candidate or candidates or vote in a particular way or refrain from voting;

(c) display or distribute any notice, sign or poster (other than a notice, sign or poster displayed by the returning officer) or card, circular or other document relating to the election; or

(d) use or cause to be used any loud-speaker or other public address mechanism to broadcast matter relating to the election.

(3) For the purpose of this section, a polling station shall be deemed to include all parts of the building and any land within the curtilage of the building in which the polling station is situate and the distance referred to in subsection (2) shall be measured from any entrance to the polling station or to the curtilage thereof.

(4) A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence

Who would one make a complaint to regarding this? Gardai?

There aren't any.