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Merged Irish SSM referendum.

The young on BBC news woman in tears of happiness because she isn't "less than everybody else " anymore was very touching and as good an answer to those antis who ask why 'they' can't leave things as they are as anyone could want.
 
Craig B said:
Ah, Ulster. The only place in the where gay marriage is not lawful is the part of Ulster within the UK. The only place to vote against it in the Republic us the part of Ulster in that country.
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Rubbish. All the Ulster constituencies in the Republic voted in favour, albeit narrowly. The only constituency to turn it down was in Connaught.
 
Strawberry said:
Ireland is not a third world country, what an ignorant comment!
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It's not ignorant - mischievous, perhaps - but not ignorant. Technically, Third World refers to countries that were neither NATO-aligned or Warsaw Pact-aligned during the Cold War.

If you don't believe me click this link to see the map.
 
angrysoba said:
It's not ignorant - mischievous, perhaps - but not ignorant. Technically, Third World refers to countries that were neither NATO-aligned or Warsaw Pact-aligned during the Cold War.

If you don't believe me click this link to see the map.
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Yes, well the Cold War is long over, and in the commonly used contemporary meaning of the term third world country, Ireland is not one.
 
Strawberry said:
Yes, well the Cold War is long over, and in the commonly used contemporary meaning of the term third world country, Ireland is not one.
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Sure, which is why I just said I used the term in a "mischievous" way, and mostly to contrast it with California. It wasn't meant to be offensive.
 
Strawberry said:
Rubbish. All the Ulster constituencies in the Republic voted in favour, albeit narrowly. The only constituency to turn it down was in Connaught.
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I think I read in the thread that Monaghan was against, but that's only part of a constituency it seems, so you're right.
 
Craig B said:
I think I read in the thread that Monaghan was against, but that's only part of a constituency it seems, so you're right.
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Monaghon was narrowly against, but Cavan voted heavily enough on the yes side to cancel out the no vote because Cavan-Monaghon is one constituency. Both Donegal constituencies also voted yes.

If there was a referendum in Northern Ireland on SSM I'd be willing to bet it would be passed here too. And furthermore, for all that people have gone on and on about Catholic Ireland in this thread, the most likely areas of NI to vote no to SSM aren't the Catholic heartlands of Fermanagh and Tyrone, but the Presbyterian strongholds in Antrim and Down.
 
Strawberry said:
If there was a referendum in Northern Ireland on SSM I'd be willing to bet it would be passed here too. And furthermore, for all that people have gone on and on about Catholic Ireland in this thread, the most likely areas of NI to vote no to SSM aren't the Catholic heartlands of Fermanagh and Tyrone, but the Presbyterian strongholds in Antrim and Down.
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It's not so much which religion - or which brand of Christianity - but the extremeness. Ireland used to be more catholic than the Pope; and as you note, NI protestantism is also quite orthodox.
 
Strawberry said:
... And furthermore, for all that people have gone on and on about Catholic Ireland in this thread, the most likely areas of NI to vote no to SSM aren't the Catholic heartlands of Fermanagh and Tyrone, but the Presbyterian strongholds in Antrim and Down.
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As a citizen of Glasgow, of largely Ulster Protestant ancestry, I have no difficulty believing that.
 
Strawberry said:
Rubbish. All the Ulster constituencies in the Republic voted in favour, albeit narrowly. The only constituency to turn it down was in Connaught.
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Yep, even Donegal.

Strawberry said:
Monaghon was narrowly against,<snip>
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O stony grey soil of Monaghan
The laugh from my love you thieved;
You took the gay child of my passion

Strawberry said:
If there was a referendum in Northern Ireland on SSM I'd be willing to bet it would be passed here too. And furthermore, for all that people have gone on and on about Catholic Ireland in this thread, the most likely areas of NI to vote no to SSM aren't the Catholic heartlands of Fermanagh and Tyrone, but the Presbyterian strongholds in Antrim and Down.
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Quite possibly. Certainly Sinn Fein would have to support it strongly, despite the conservative elements among their supporters. While most Unionists would be against it.

ddt said:
It's not so much which religion - or which brand of Christianity - but the extremeness. Ireland used to be more catholic than the Pope; and as you note, NI protestantism is also quite orthodox.
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Compared to what? If you mean the rest of the UK, then not really Norn Iron tends to be far more conservative.
 
I expect the "Patrick Fitzgerald and Gerald Fitzpatrick" joke got some dusting off with this decision.
 
Polaris said:
I expect the "Patrick Fitzgerald and Gerald Fitzpatrick" joke got some dusting off with this decision.
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Earlier in the thread.
Or in the original thread that was merged.


Anyway...
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Over on GLP, they have decided that upon foot of this vote, all of Ireland has spontaneously become gay.

I would nominate it for the Stundie thread, but it doesn't even reach that level of stupid.
 
Oh dear.
A senior Vatican official has attacked the legalisation of gay marriage in Ireland. The referendum that overwhelmingly backed marriage equality last weekend was a “defeat for humanity”, he claimed.
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