Redrawing county boundaries

Because it is pointless & unnecessary, fixing something that does not need to be fixed because it is not broken.

I love it when threads dial the insanity and stupidity up to 11 in the opening post 🤣

OP, good luck is all I'm going to say.

Funnily enough I don't think gaining the endorsement of the users of boards will further your plan (and it sounds like you won't get it) but go ahead anyway, all you need is to believe in yourself 😉

What political structures are a holdover from the UK. A more than cursory look will reveal we have vastly different political processes to the UK

We have a political process enshrined in an actual written constitution, which is kept relevant through a process of public referendums. By contrast the UK has no real constitution and most processes there are by convention, which is vulnerable to a government willing to defy convention

Our voting process is also vastly more democratic and generally ensures minority viewpoints are given weight respective of their representation within the population. The UK instead is largely a two party system and is vulnerable to gerrymandering and many districts where an opposing vote to the incumbent is effectively useless

Hmmm, Showing how we have matured as a nation by changing things because "they changed them" and going to something from hundreds of years ago to show that we are forward looking and a progressive nation by regressing.

Sounds like a perfectly reasonable, balanced, mature, inclusive and progressive approach......

Depends on how may regions you see, Provinces would not be regional enough as there is a huge difference between more and less populated parts of each province and a certain amount of local knowledge is necessary when it comes to area's like planning and local strategic development, a provincial authority would likely favour development of the populated centres at the detriment of the less so because population equates to votes.

@dublincc2 "Not a wind up, I put a lot of research and consideration into historical Gaelic territorial boundaries etc to make my map."

Did you really make 'your map'? Because from what I can see it is remarkably like the linked map With a few Marker lines drawn on it.

Map : Interesting map. The historical Barony divisions in Ireland - Infographic.tv - Number one infographics & data Data visualization source

The county boundaries & other administrative borders as currently constituted are quite correct - they are defined legally on sets of maps maintained by the state. The fact that some people & media are mistaken about them means nothing.

You still haven't clarified what period of Irish history you propose to establish your claim of authenticity on??? And hard evidence as to borders then.

Do you not think that has been pointed out to you several times already ?

So, do you want the river rerouted, or the buildings and roads moved across to the west of the river. Bearing in mind most of the town, including the centre, main retail district, town hall, university and schools are east of the river.

So you can't quote any sort of historical reference for your proposal. It's just made up.

Right, so the OP wants rivers to be the county boundaries, but not always, just in some cases, others are still pretty much random, wants to join some counties together whilst leaving others as they were.

Being from Louth I'm quite happy that we have been left alone in this masterplan for the redivision of counties other than shipping us to Ulster.

But lets be realistic, if you were re dividing the country why would the smallest county in the country be left as with its own county council whilst merging larger counties into one with one council?

Best response so far 👍🤣

I'm honestly surprised this thread is still going, the mods must be in a patient mood today

I get the impression this is a windup but are you not contradicting yourself there? In your first paragraph you say any land south of the Suir is in Waterford (which is false), but then in the second say that towns straddling rivers mean county borders are moved across the river (which is true).