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dwayneshintzy · 23-05-2015 12:01PM

Un Croissant wrote: »

Donegal and South Kerry will fall behind the rest of us any chance we could break them off and let them float away?

Both Donegal constituencies voting Yes

daisybelle2008 · 23-05-2015 12:01PM

niallo27 wrote: »

Votes that's all they care about. I would have a lot more respect for them if they stood for what they believe in even if I don't agree with it.

Bacchus wrote: »

Yup, there's bound to some of that. You are a member of a party, you toe the line or risk the fallout. However, we've seen in the past that members have gone against the party line for things they believed strongly enough about. Any "no voters" in party ranks obviously didn't feel moved strongly enough to speak out.

Definitely, more of a mercenary move not coming out against it if anyone felt that strongly.

whatismyname · 23-05-2015 12:01PM

Dear Ireland,

You are amazing.

That is all.

Fcuking fantastic.

Ave Sodalis · 23-05-2015 12:01PM

J_E wrote: »

Fair play to him, he was one of the earliest supporters and pushers of gay rights.

I feel like taking a flag around with me for my run around the roads :pac:

c_man · 23-05-2015 12:03PM

Not surprised at all with the way this is going. Glad to see it, it feels pretty good doesn't it?!

marienbad · 23-05-2015 12:04PM

Limerick City coming out strongly in favour , never doubted the old home town

niallo27 · 23-05-2015 12:04PM

MrWalsh wrote: »

So it turns out that the No voters WERE just a vocal minority.

Still about 35-40 voted no so it not that much of a minority. For me the Yes vote were a lot more vocal.

deseil · 23-05-2015 12:04PM

Yahoo! So proud of this little country today

Big C · 23-05-2015 12:04PM

so glad I voted NO. Listening to alan ****ter mehall martin, Moan Burton etc saying how great we are, same arseholes screw us every chance they get, so glad to say i didn't vote the same as them. (I'm glad the ref was passed)

Kenjataimu · 23-05-2015 12:05PM

https://twitter.com/zachbraff/status/601795965755006976

KeithWoodshead · 23-05-2015 12:06PM

Big C wrote: »

so glad I voted NO. Listening to alan ****ter mehall martin, Moan Burton etc saying how great we are, same arseholes screw us every chance they get, so glad to say i didn't vote the same as them. (I'm glad the ref was passed)

What a stupid reason to vote no on a social issue

traprunner · 23-05-2015 12:07PM

Big C wrote: »

so glad I voted NO. Listening to alan ****ter mehall martin, Moan Burton etc saying how great we are, same arseholes screw us every chance they get, so glad to say i didn't vote the same as them. (I'm glad the ref was passed)

:???:
How would you have felt if it didn't pass?

whatismyname · 23-05-2015 12:07PM

Beautiful https://twitter.com/Three_words_Ox/status/602053809729380352

Nodin · 23-05-2015 12:08PM

Big C wrote: »

so glad I voted NO. Listening to alan ****ter mehall martin, Moan Burton etc saying how great we are, same arseholes screw us every chance they get, so glad to say i didn't vote the same as them. (I'm glad the ref was passed)

The expression "cutting off your nose to spite your face" is unfamiliar to you, I take it.

wnolan1992 · 23-05-2015 12:10PM

Big C wrote: »

so glad I voted NO. Listening to alan ****ter mehall martin, Moan Burton etc saying how great we are, same arseholes screw us every chance they get, so glad to say i didn't vote the same as them. (I'm glad the ref was passed)

So glad to say I didn't vote the same as people like you.

MrWalsh · 23-05-2015 12:11PM

niallo27 wrote: »

Still about 35-40 voted no so it not that much of a minority. For me the Yes vote were a lot more vocal.

Don't forget that thats 35-40% of turnout only. Between yes votes and people who didn't vote the No voters are in a significant minority.

whatismyname · 23-05-2015 12:12PM

I'm hetrosexual. I emigrated from Ireland several years back and likely won't live there again.

I've not been involved with this really at all, yet am sitting here emotional as fcuk and practically sobbing with happiness for my beautiful wee country. So, so proud of Ireland today.

Hulk Hands · 23-05-2015 12:13PM

It was never in doubt from the moment the campaign started. Still, you can understand why people were anxious. Well done to all

mohawk · 23-05-2015 12:14PM

It doesn't really affect me personally and yet I am delighted and so proud of my fellow citizens.

mikemac1 · 23-05-2015 12:14PM

What are we discussing next week?

Back to Irish water?

niallo27 · 23-05-2015 12:14PM

MrWalsh wrote: »

Don't forget that thats 35-40% of turnout only. Between yes votes and people who didn't vote the No voters are in a significant minority.

Why would you assume everyone that didn't vote was a yes voter.

wil · 23-05-2015 12:16PM

I feel the timing was very poor. It came far too late for our Eurovision chances
Goodnight Vienna :P

MrWalsh · 23-05-2015 12:16PM

niallo27 wrote: »

Why would you assume everyone that didn't vote was a yes voter.

I didn't. But they weren't a No vote either.

So out of Yes votes and didn't votes and No votes, No votes are in a significant minority. It's pretty simple stuff!

Maximus Alexander · 23-05-2015 12:17PM

niallo27 wrote: »

Why would you assume everyone that didn't vote was a yes voter.

Surely nobody would assume that, since anyone who didn't vote wasn't a voter at all.

eviltwin · 23-05-2015 12:17PM

niallo27 wrote: »

Why would you assume everyone that didn't vote was a yes voter.

Whatever side they were on they obviously didn't see it as important enough to get out and vote. No point crying about it now.

EoghanIRL · 23-05-2015 12:18PM

mikemac1 wrote: »

What are we discussing next week?

Back to Irish water?

Seperating the church and state would be the next referendum I would like to see.

The outcome of this referendum will damage the church. A lot of yes voters are Christians ( possibly not practicing however)
Might as well keep pushing now.

niallo27 · 23-05-2015 12:20PM

eviltwin wrote: »

Whatever side they were on they obviously didn't see it as important enough to get out and vote. No point crying about it now.

I'm not crying about it. I have nothing to do with the No crowd. I was responding to the post.

Kiwi in IE · 23-05-2015 12:21PM

I feel so proud to have been a part of the yes campaign, even though it was only in a very small way. I am also delighted that my son knows that we were part of it, and I can be certain that he knows that if he ever needs to tell us that he is gay, that it will be no more of an issue than it would be if he told us he prefers lasange over stew for dinner!

ronivek · 23-05-2015 12:22PM

Kiwi in IE wrote: »

I feel so proud to have been a part of the yes campaign, even though it was only in a very small way. I am also delighted that my son knows that we were part of it, and I can be certain that he knows that if he ever needs to tell us that he is gay, that it will be no more of an issue than if he told us he prefers lasagne rather than stew for dinner!

What's wrong with lasagna :mad:

wakka12 · 23-05-2015 12:23PM

niallo27 wrote: »

Why would you assume everyone that didn't vote was a yes voter.

Because those most likely not to vote in the referendum(younger, liberal, urban) were also most likely to vote yes in the referendum if they did vote.

Old people, rural people and more conservative people are known for their high turnout rates in the polls.

Also there was a certain level of complacency on the yes side, many people who are supportive of gay marriage assumed it would pass and Im sure a good number didn't make it to the poll because of this assumption. This was a scary thought but the yes side strongly campaigned to limit the amount of complacency on our parts, and it seems to have helped!

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