Marriage Equality Referendum (2 Viewers)

[Denny Oubidoux]

Work it out mathematically and it makes sense. 29000 is close to 30000, that's close to 50000. 50000 is just one zero (ie nothing) short of half a million. Multiply that by just 2 and you get a million

 

[therealjohnny]

A few people on Facebook saying they are voting no because this referendum doesn't address the rights of single fathers.

I find that bizarre

 

[Reets]

I was at a Yes Equality meeting last night. The numbers are looking grimmer and grimmer for everywhere outside of Dublin, it's pretty much 50-50. Undecideds are more likely to vote no as "when in doubt, vote against change" is pretty much a given in Ireland.
Starting to lose hope here, but I'll be canvassing again next week, so maybe there'll be some good news then.

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

A few people on Facebook saying they are voting no because this referendum doesn't address the rights of single fathers.

I find that bizarre

That's because it is bizarre.

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

I was at a Yes Equality meeting last night. The numbers are looking grimmer and grimmer for everywhere outside of Dublin, it's pretty much 50-50. Undecideds are more likely to vote no as "when in doubt, vote against change" is pretty much a given in Ireland.
Starting to lose hope here, but I'll be canvassing again next week, so maybe there'll be some good news then.

Liked not for the grimness but for the hard work.

 

[nooleen]

A few people on Facebook saying they are voting no because this referendum doesn't address the rights of single fathers.

I find that bizarre

i got involved in a discussion with one of them there this morning, trying to address what i thought were his issues...until i eventually realised he just wanted to hijack an unrelated issue to talk at length about himself

 

[Unicron]

*actual number of single fathers in 2011 census: 29,031

Is he fudging the numbers by taking the number of single mothers, and assuming that there's likely a single father to go with her? It's bullshit in either case.

That piece doesn't actually say what their proposal is does it?

 

[nooleen]

total lone parents, male and female, is 215,315, so still a fair bit of extra fudge needed even on top of that

 

[rettucs]

Popped into the Yes shop this morning to get some badges. The lad in there gave me a load to give out to people.

 

[therealjohnny]

total lone parents, male and female, is 215,315, so still a fair bit of extra fudge needed even on top of that

John waters likes nothing better than fudge packing

 

[therealjohnny]

And more and more people saying they are so irritated with the yes campaign that they are going to vote no

For fucks sake

 

[nooleen]

what they're really saying is "why aren't people talking all about ME? wah wah wah"

 

[rettucs]

Popped into the Yes shop this morning to get some badges. The lad in there gave me a load to give out to people.

gave these out in Twisted Pepper last night. The reaction was great though not really among the lads. The girls were loving them.

 

[pete]

thisi prime time debate

jeeesus

 

[Gambra]

Not wating live but is it as bad as the Late Late one was?

 

[pete]

Not wating live but is it as bad as the Late Late one was?

i didn't watch that one. twitter made me put on primetime to see was it as bad as they were saying. it was.

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

Did anyone ask John Waters where he got his numbers from? Not that there's any mystery there, I suppose

 

[pete]

this vincent browne debate

jeeesus

 

[Unicron]

this vincent browne debate

jeeesus

Hook and Norris, your new tag team champions

 

[jonah]

I was at a Yes Equality meeting last night. The numbers are looking grimmer and grimmer for everywhere outside of Dublin, it's pretty much 50-50. Undecideds are more likely to vote no as "when in doubt, vote against change" is pretty much a given in Ireland.
Starting to lose hope here, but I'll be canvassing again next week, so maybe there'll be some good news then.

We went canvassing around the south side of town yesterday, and tbh even in Dublin I was kind of disheartened. Lots of super enthusiastic yes votes but a lot of people who definitely seemed like they were on the other side of the fence.