Same Sex Marriage Referendum Mega Thread - MOD WARNING IN FIRST POST

Anita Blow

First official tally in from Dublin Northwest- 70.3% Yes vote.
That's Leo Varadkar's constituency

niallo27

niallo27 wrote: »

Has to be a big boost to tourism as well to be news around the world.

Mother of Jesus.

Lads, can we reign in the hyperbole and the faked crying and the "it's greater than the Peace Process. 1916 and the reforms of the Land League put together".

RobertKK

El Weirdo wrote: »

John Waters, Rónán Mullen, Breda O'Brien, Paddy Manning, Bruce Arnold, we have beaten them all, we have beaten them all. David Quinn, can you hear me? Your boys took a hell of a beating! Your boys took a hell of a beating!

Wasn't hard, the full might of the state backing it, from all political parties, the gardai, IDA, multinationals, media, celebs, sports personalities, millions of foreign money.
It was not hard to win, given how lob sided the support was.

Congrats to Yes.

Penny Tration

whatismyname wrote: »

This is pretty much how I feel. I so hoped it would be a yes, but as it doesn't affect me directly didn't expect to feel even nearly as proud, happy and overwhelmed as I am. A truly great day for Ireland, and frankly, the world.

+1


Wasn't expecting to be anything other than feeling fairly happy, but I'm genuinely ecstatic and so, so proud of our country.

This result has really changed even my own views of Ireland

seenitall

This day is a better day than I ever could have dreamed of. Feeling so happy and proud, and, it has to be said, a little smug for myself.

The electorate of my home country voted bigotry and exclusion into law a little while ago.

The electorate of my adopted country voted equality and inclusion into their constitution yesterday.

Wow. Did I (with no help from any crystal ball available) all those years ago, choose well, or

- did I choose fcuking fantastic?!

So, this is how it feels being in the right place at the right time, for once. :cool:

Thank you, Ireland.

~~~~~~~~~~~~ A happy immigrant.

mrsoundie

Does this not mean that Charlize Theron can now marry someone? I am available. I believe she is on boards.ie

Penny Tration

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Mother of Jesus.

Lads, can we reign in the hyperbole and the faked crying and the "it's greater than the Peace Process. 1916 and the reforms of the Land League put together".

Resentment is an ugly thing to show

miralize

RobertKK wrote: »

Wasn't hard, the full might of the state backing it, from all political parties, the gardai, IDA, multinationals, media, celebs, sports personalities, millions of foreign money.
It was not hard to win, given how lob sided the support was.

Congrats to Yes.

Are you confused?

whatismyname

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traprunner

RobertKK wrote: »

Wasn't hard, the full might of the state backing it, from all political parties, the gardai, IDA, multinationals, media, celebs, sports personalities, millions of foreign money.
It was not hard to win, given how lob sided the support was.

Congrats to Yes.

I wonder why so many were backing a Yes vote :rolleyes:

eviltwin

Anita Blow wrote: »

First official tally in from Dublin Northwest- 70.3% Yes vote.
That's Leo Varadkar's constituency

My constituency too, good one Dublin 15🙌

Dan_Solo

RobertKK wrote: »

Wasn't hard, the full might of the state backing it, from all political parties, the gardai, IDA, multinationals, media, celebs, sports personalities, millions of foreign money.
It was not hard to win, given how lob sided the support was.

Congrats to Yes.

It's handy to be up against a crew of illogical bigots and fantasists as well. These days people just laugh/facepalm at their antics.

fr336

RobertKK wrote: »

Wasn't hard, the full might of the state backing it, from all political parties, the gardai, IDA, multinationals, media, celebs, sports personalities, millions of foreign money.
It was not hard to win, given how lob sided the support was.

Congrats to Yes.

Yeah, all against an historically extremely religious country. I do wonder what the results would have been in the far bigger but apparently more "equal" United Kingdom

RobertKK

Deleted User wrote: »

Mother of Jesus.

Lads, can we reign in the hyperbole and the faked crying and the "it's greater than the Peace Process. 1916 and the reforms of the Land League put together".

The peace process was the greatest in recent times given over 3,000 people had died and this ended it, and international the fall of the Berlin wall and freedom to people behind the iron curtain was probably the greatest thing in the past 30 years.

El Weirdo

RobertKK wrote: »

Wasn't hard, the full might of the state backing it, from all political parties, the gardai, IDA, multinationals, media, celebs, sports personalities, millions of foreign money.
It was not hard to win, given how lob sided the support was.

Congrats to Yes.

You forgot the most important backer:

Basic human decency and compassion.

niallo27

Deleted User wrote: »

Mother of Jesus.

Lads, can we reign in the hyperbole and the faked crying and the "it's greater than the Peace Process. 1916 and the reforms of the Land League put together".

I am not fake crying or anything like that kid but to have ireland on the news all over the world has to be good for tourism. How can you think its not good.

myshirt

Conor74, did you seriously have a toss, of a coin, in the end?

Jenny Thalia

Jenny Thalia wrote: »

Resentment is an ugly thing to show

There is a vast range of reaction between resenting the result and thinking it the greatest day in the history of mankind.

Like mine, indifference, and a suspicion that some of the more extreme reaction is a bit...faked.

mikom

RobertKK wrote: »

Wasn't hard, the full might of the state backing it, from all political parties, the gardai, IDA, multinationals, media, celebs, sports personalities, millions of foreign money.
It was not hard to win, given how lob sided the support was.

Congrats to Yes.

lob it into me boss.

myshirt

myshirt wrote: »

Conor74, did you seriously have a toss, of a coin, in the end?

Yeah. Told my wife I would, was voting with her, she saw me flip it...so kinda felt I had to when the ballot paper was in front of me and I still didn't really care that much.

fr336

Deleted User wrote: »

There is a vast range of reaction between resenting the result and thinking it the greatest day in the history of mankind.

Like mine, indifference, and a suspicion that some of the more extreme reaction is a bit...faked.

It's definitely a significant day depending on your true thoughts. While there may not be the spectacle of a war ending or such, it has a potentially very positive ripple effect. Again depending on your views as to just how equal all women, men and all humans are.

myshirt

Christ on a bicycle.

RobertKK

fr336 wrote: »

Yeah, all against an historically extremely religious country. I do wonder what the results would have been in the far bigger but apparently more "equal" United Kingdom

Ireland is not extremely religious now though, lots of people say they are Catholic, far less practice it. Even a gay Yes voter on Sky News I think it was, said he came from Australia to vote Yes, and he called himself an a la carte Catholic.

niallo27

niallo27 wrote: »

I am not fake crying or anything like that kid but to have ireland on the news all over the world has to be good for tourism. How can you think its not good.

Again, there is a gulf between saying it's not good for tourism and saying it's a big boost.

I never said it would be bad. How many will it tack on?

P_1

RobertKK wrote: »

Wasn't hard, the full might of the state backing it, from all political parties, the gardai, IDA, multinationals, media, celebs, sports personalities, millions of foreign money.
It was not hard to win, given how lob sided the support was.

Congrats to Yes.

Once you pare all that down though you are looking at the guts of 1.5 million Irish citizens recognising that no matter what part of the spectrum you find yourself on, you are equal.

mikemac1

Anita Blow wrote: »

Because Irish people have turned out in the largest referendum this country has ever seen

yes and no

Largest amount of people who voted but it will finish below EEC vote decades ago which had over 70% turnout

niallo27

Deleted User wrote: »

There is a vast range of reaction between resenting the result and thinking it the greatest day in the history of mankind.

Like mine, indifference, and a suspicion that some of the more extreme reaction is a bit...faked.

I agree with some of the fake stuff but how you think me thinking its good for tourism is the same as comparing it to the 1916 rising is full on crazy **** bonkers from you.

JohnnyChimpo

Deleted User wrote: »

Yeah. Told my wife I would, was voting with her, she saw me flip it...so kinda felt I had to when the ballot paper was in front of me and I still didn't really care that much.

I like stories

Hammer Archer

SafeSurfer wrote: »

Yes. If the turnout is more than 30% I will gladly eat my hat at Irelands first gay wedding. If its less you have to donate 10 euro to the Iona institute.

Shall efb provide the hat or will you?
:pac:

myshirt

myshirt wrote: »

Christ on a bicycle.

I should fake hysteria I guess.

Like so many others...

mikom

Deleted User wrote: »

the ballot paper was in front of me and I still didn't really care that much.

Great to have the comfort of not caring and it not affecting you.

traprunner

Deleted User wrote: »

Yeah. Told my wife I would, was voting with her, she saw me flip it...so kinda felt I had to when the ballot paper was in front of me and I still didn't really care that much.

If you don't care then why are you on Boards talking about it so much? At least 2 different threads that I've seen so far.

K4t

Breda O'Brien on the radio just now:

"Who's going to speak for the 35%?"

"I was afraid of getting involved in this campaign"

"I had a rough year, I was called a homophobe"

No Breda, you're far, far worse than a homophobe.

Zen65

VinLieger wrote: »

How can you be profoundly gay? Its pretty much a binary state you are or you arent???

No, it's on a scale.

In reality very few of us are 100% hetero- or 100% homosexual.

When Wolfie says "profoundly" though I suspect he just means that his son does more than just wear a bit of concealer.

ronivek

RobertKK wrote: »

Wasn't hard, the full might of the state backing it, from all political parties, the gardai, IDA, multinationals, media, celebs, sports personalities, millions of foreign money.
It was not hard to win, given how lob sided the support was.

Congrats to Yes.

I wonder why the support was so lob sided?

Maybe because the majority of people involved positively in our society saw the merits of a 'Yes' vote and didn't buy into the scaremongering and at times pure fantasy of the 'No' campaigners?

I'm actually happy it turned out this way; most countries just enacted legislation but this way the Irish people got to say 'Yes' to homosexuals in a way that no other nation has ever done.

And that was despite a vile hate-filled campaign devoid of any evidence or fact and based entirely on trying to pick at the fears and prejudices that simmer beneath the surface of quite a few people in this country.

joseph brand

JamboMac wrote: »

As a person who didn't vote, I can confirm that I was their to be won the yes side and to be perfectly honest they failed. I would never vote no as I didn't really think that they had a valid point.

So I decided to let people make the decision for me as I can't vote without 100% behind.

I know some people see this as being selfish which I'd love to know why?
If you can't fully stand behind a vote in your mind you have every right not to vote as you are willing accept whatever outcome happens.

Not voting is a No vote. It wasn't the most complex issue. Was the polling station far away?

myshirt

Come on K4T, that is outrageous.

Stheno

First result confirmed for north Dublin 71% yes

Huge turnout too

mylefttesticle

Deleted User wrote: »

Yeah. Told my wife I would, was voting with her, she saw me flip it...so kinda felt I had to when the ballot paper was in front of me and I still didn't really care that much.

And yet you are here being the agitator on what is a proud moment for a lot of people. Putting down a lot of people.

JohnnyChimpo

myshirt wrote: »

Come on K4T, that is outrageous.

Seems accurate

She went on to say that the result raises a "very big question for representative democracy in Ireland" and wants to know who will represent those who voted No.

Local homophobe doesn't understand the concept of representative democracy, shocker

Anita Blow

K4t wrote: »

Breda O'Brien on the radio just now:

"Who's going to speak for the 35%?"

"I was afraid of getting involved in this campaign"

"I had a rough year, I was called a homophobe"

No Breda, you're far, far worse than a homophobe.

The bronchitis seems to have cleared up in a timely fashion

Cold War Kid

El Weirdo wrote: »

You forgot the most important backer:

Basic human decency and compassion.

I can be a cynical fuq, but the above is my one and only reason for voting yes and for being so elated at the outcome - a significant part of the society that I'm also part of, is no longer restricted in terms of committing themselves to the person they love and setting up a home and life with them. It's strange to be all suspicious of people who view this as an immensely positive thing, and of the joy it brings.

joseph brand

K4t wrote: »

Breda O'Brien on the radio just now:

"Who's going to speak for the 35%?"

"I was afraid of getting involved in this campaign"

"I had a rough year, I was called a homophobe"

No Breda, you're far, far worse than a homophobe.

She's playing the victim, again. She's just a [expletive].

IsMiseMyself

Cold War Kid wrote: »

I can be a cynical fuq, but the above is my one and only reason for voting yes and for being so elated at the outcome - a significant part of the society that I'm also part of, is no longer restricted in terms of committing themselves to the person they love and setting up a home and life with them. It's strange to be all suspicious of people who view this as an immensely positive thing, and of the joy it brings.

Yeah, I'm as cynical as it gets, but it's all been so heart-warming. :cool:

VinLieger

myshirt wrote: »

Come on K4T, that is outrageous.

Notice how she has made it all about her she is a self centred ignorant homphobe who cares nought for what anyone else thinks as long as she gets her way.

Shes had a tough year has she? Irish homosexuals have had a tough LIFE up until today

P_1

Stheno wrote: »

First result confirmed for north Dublin 71% yes

Huge turnout too

Not at all shocked, privileged to hail from one of the more tolerant and enlightened parts of this fair isle.

Anita Blow

100% Yes vote in the tally for Finglas West. Holy Jeebus

galljga1

K4t wrote: »

Breda O'Brien on the radio just now:

"Who's going to speak for the 35%?"

"I was afraid of getting involved in this campaign"

"I had a rough year, I was called a homophobe"

No Breda, you're far, far worse than a homophobe.

I have resisted the urge to call a number of obvious posters homophobe but there can be no denying that Breda O'Brien is a homophobe.

Cold War Kid

RobertKK wrote: »

Wasn't hard, the full might of the state backing it, from all political parties, the gardai, IDA, multinationals, media, celebs, sports personalities, millions of foreign money.
It was not hard to win, given how lob sided the support was.

Congrats to Yes.

It was lopsided Robert because for so many people this was simply a case of: lifting the restrictions on people - just ordinary human beings like you and I and our families and friends - building a life together with the person they love, that's all.
Appreciate the congrats. This won't damage society, all of the positive values you celebrate (many of which I'm sure I agree with you on) will remain.

Peregrine

Anita Blow wrote: »

First official tally in from Dublin Northwest- 70.3% Yes vote.
That's Leo Varadkar's constituency

Varadkar is Dublin West. Dublin North West is the Finglas/Ballymun area. Róisin Shortall, John Lyons and Dessie Ellis are the TDs. Also, my constituency