Referendum on Gender Equality

Yep, peak virtue signalling to consider an unmarried parent and their children as a family. Absolutely outrageous carry on.

Well some people think family they think nuclear family unit.

Personally I think it is not the definition of the “family” that has changed for others. But the definition of “broken family” a spouse leaves/abandons/divorce s etc.

For lower socioeconomic backgrounds in particular this creates major issues for the children.

The lone parent group cleverly tries to rebrand it as “one family”. I suppose it sounds nicer for them a nice white lie.

Sorry, unmarried parents. I have edited it.

And how exactly is a single parent family to be considered an issue of gender equality?

Why not call the referendum "family structure" or "parental rights" or even "durable relationships".

No, they went with two buzzwords. Gender and equality, on womens day.

They went with greasy used car sales tactics, because they have contempt for us and see us as complete thicks.

You are in for a year of confusion sir.

This has never had any anything to do with right wing or conservativism. We have gone too far the other way and normal people are rejecting it!!

Here's a difficult bone to swallow for some, in an age when trust in media is collapsing, Gript media were the one entity that has demonstrated it is somewhat aligned with the public mood....it is you and your type that are out of step!!

You might find it grim but it's been entirely predictable.

So should Leo be worried about a push against him after this or will they wait until after the local elections or a general one later this year (we all know it's coming)?

Varadkar just conceded defeat on RTÉ.

Whatever way you voted, this referendum was utterly pointless. The real referendum we need in this country, one that has been promised and is long overdue, is on the diaspora being allowed to vote in the presidential elections. We are one of the very few western countries that doesn’t allow our citizens abroad to have a voice when choosing the head of state. Major implications for a future border poll as well, as the Irish citizens living in the northern region of Ireland will be able to vote for the Irish president.

In fairness to them, I don't see how they could have campaigned for a No / No vote, no matter what their reservations. It would not have been a very good look (this type of referendum is always going to be problematic for any opposition party, as they don't draw up the wording).

if this results proves that Ireland is still a "deeply conservative country" in your words, then wouldn't this vote represent.... the will of the people?

What lessons need to be learned if the electorate voted in a way that reflects their, rather than the political elite's views?

Or.

She can just be considered a single mother with a kid.

Which she is, funnily enough.