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kustomkarkommando posted:If you can get a fecking postal vote in the first place I think they're just talking about regular polling cards, not even postal voting. Either way, big lols at our useless gay country
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Nov 24, 2017 20:34
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Do the Shinners stand to gain any seats in the next election if it is in the next few months and nothing big and unforeseen happens? Related - saw this recently when i was tracking a delivery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkWl-oIw7G0 You can buy a big box of crisps and send them in the post  !!!!!
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Nov 24, 2017 22:24
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crispix posted:Do the Shinners stand to gain any seats in the next election if it is in the next few months and nothing big and unforeseen happens? How did I go my whole life not knowing you have a different Mr Tayto down south 
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Nov 24, 2017 22:46
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crispix posted:Do the Shinners stand to gain any seats in the next election if it is in the next few months and nothing big and unforeseen happens? They're still polling mid to upper teens percentage wise which is what they where polling before the last election (with the actual result being lower than what they'de been tracking at). Will probably pick up one or two seats simply through better vote management but doesn't look like there is any major drift to then, they've been increasingly criticised by the left for their dogged insistence that they are not "pro-abortion" while supporting repeal (and refusing to participate in the march for choice cause it went further than what they want policy wise) while FF's flirtations with mincome and critiquing of globalisation seems to be shoring up their leftish flank which is arguably SFs prime target now that Labour is kaput.
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Nov 24, 2017 22:55
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I’m looking forward to abortion being turned into an election issue and being discussed only by men in the media.
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Nov 25, 2017 08:08
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I'm looking forward to full communism in Ireland.
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Nov 25, 2017 15:23
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Are there any social democrats left to vote for in the South?
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Nov 26, 2017 15:21
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There's an entire Party of them.
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Nov 26, 2017 15:25
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I'm looking forward to the third annual homeless death near a government building and shrugging of shoulders event.
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Nov 26, 2017 15:39
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Going to be so bummed out if you have a new election before the UK. Really want rid of our bad PM.
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Nov 26, 2017 15:39
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irlZaphod posted:There's an entire Party of them. So there are I thought they died after one of them joined FF or FG
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Nov 26, 2017 16:58
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julian assflange posted:So there are I thought they died after one of them joined FF or FG Their manifesto is cool and good,but if they don't gain electoral traction soon they're going to lose any remaining talent. Gary Gannon gets my local #1 preference anyway
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Nov 26, 2017 21:51
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julian assflange posted:So there are I thought they died after one of them joined FF or FG WeAreTheRomans posted:Their manifesto is cool and good,but if they don't gain electoral traction soon they're going to lose any remaining talent. Gary Gannon gets my local #1 preference anyway
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Nov 26, 2017 21:58
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He was the only socdem candidate who was in with a good shout last time - with Dublin central going from a 3 seater to a 4 seater next election his chances are strong if he can keep the momentum going
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Nov 26, 2017 22:01
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kustomkarkommando posted:He was the only socdem candidate who was in with a good shout last time - with Dublin central going from a 3 seater to a 4 seater next election his chances are strong if he can keep the momentum going Well, he's stayed visible and active in a way that doesn't come across as pandering. Plus he's also a bit ridey so that doesn't hurt
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Nov 26, 2017 22:05
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I wonder if Alan Kelly will try to launch a heave against Howlin if Labour fails to pick up any seats. He really is a wee shite
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Nov 26, 2017 22:08
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kustomkarkommando posted:I wonder if Alan Kelly will try to launch a heave against Howlin if Labour fails to pick up any seats. I really wish I didn't have to feel so dirty about giving Labour my #2
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Nov 26, 2017 22:10
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Why do I ever bother going to reddit for news on political issues? It’s been another day of articles on “The Irish government says THIS on topic THAT” that just turn into threads full of a bunch of Americans and English people saying that Ireland doesn’t want to be unified because of that Belfast Telegraph poll they read or that the DUP are the “new UKIP.”
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Nov 27, 2017 07:40
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WeAreTheRomans posted:Well, he's stayed visible and active in a way that doesn't come across as pandering. Plus he's also a bit ridey so that doesn't hurt  over him.
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Nilbop posted:Why do I ever bother going to reddit for news on political issues? It’s been another day of articles on “The Irish government says THIS on topic THAT” that just turn into threads full of a bunch of Americans and English people saying that Ireland doesn’t want to be unified because of that Belfast Telegraph poll they read or that the DUP are the “new UKIP.” Ugh, DUP are the old UKIP! WeAreTheRomans posted:Plus he's also a bit ridey so that doesn't hurt I'm not fibbing for even a second when I heard he has a tiny penis. Friend of a friend slept with him. Also skinny legs... Southpaugh fucked around with this message at 14:21 on Nov 27, 2017 |
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Nov 27, 2017 14:19
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Nov 27, 2017 14:25
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Southpaugh posted:I'm not fibbing for even a second when I heard he has a tiny penis. Friend of a friend slept with him. Also skinny legs... Lol, poor bastard. I'll pass that along to my lady friends in D7 who are desperate for him to come round and earn their vote
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Nov 27, 2017 14:29
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Southpaugh posted:Ugh, DUP are the old UKIP! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcJoTREXxwU Always be wary if measurements are not given.
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Nov 27, 2017 14:37
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My favourite thing about Brexit is the British tabloids saying "Oi if you stupid Paddies don't shut the fack up about your stupid border, we'll go for a Hard Brexit and then you'll be sorry!!!!"
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Nov 27, 2017 14:57
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irlZaphod posted:My favourite thing about Brexit is the British tabloids saying "Oi if you stupid Paddies don't shut the fack up about your stupid border, we'll go for a Hard Brexit and then you'll be sorry!!!!" It owns OP but then my brother who is in Scotland said his business is struggling because of Brexit and he may have to call it quits. Can’t imagine he is the only one...
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Nov 27, 2017 16:50
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Yeah it's kind of a shame that, as usual, small business owners and people on lower (or no) incomes are the ones who will suffer.
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Nov 27, 2017 17:02
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https://twitter.com/GerardBattenMEP/status/934821820859068417
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Nov 27, 2017 17:10
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Also here's the most recent recommendations from the Constituency Commission, which haven't yet been implemented by the Government. https://twitter.com/IrishPolMaps/status/879837900849983488 So we may not only have a snap election called tomorrow (or this week), but the results may be open to a Constitutional challenge!
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Nov 27, 2017 17:26
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Someone save me some hassle and link to what this brexit poo poo is about. All I have to go on right now is waterford whisperer.
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Nov 27, 2017 17:26
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e: oh sorry you wanted to know about the Brexit poo poo. Basically the Tories and DUP don't give a gently caress about the Good Friday Agreement. It stipulates that there should be no border between North and South. That's fine when we're both in the EU, but once the North leaves you will have a corner of this island which isn't in a customs, trade and travel union with 25 other nations. The Government are rightly raising concerns about this, the right-wing British media are painting it as a nothing matter which we're only kicking up a fuss over to achieve our own goals (which apparently is a United Ireland lol). irlZaphod fucked around with this message at 17:36 on Nov 27, 2017 |
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Nov 27, 2017 17:32
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It was surreal how seldom Ireland was mentioned in the debates on UK TV before the election. It was even more surreal that the DUP had thrown their support behind Leave. Possibly for a bung :/ We're all going to die aren't we?
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Nov 27, 2017 17:52
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No, the most surreal thing was after the election when I started getting messages from friends in the mainland asking me to explain who the DUP were, and why Northern Ireland had no Government at the time. "RHI scandal? Never heard of it."
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Nov 27, 2017 17:56
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irlZaphod posted:No, the most surreal thing was after the election when I started getting messages from friends in the mainland asking me to explain who the DUP were, and why Northern Ireland had no Government at the time. "RHI scandal? Never heard of it." I lived in Edinburgh for around 5 years and I met several English people who did not know that Northern Ireland was part of the UK. Not even just thick people - one guy was a chemical engineer getting on for 30 and he hadn't the faintest idea what the place really was. Presumably they had never looked at the covers of their passports, idk :/
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irlZaphod posted:No, the most surreal thing was after the election when I started getting messages from friends in the mainland asking me to explain who the DUP were, and why Northern Ireland had no Government at the time. "RHI scandal? Never heard of it." Haha for a minute i read that as the mainland being the south.
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crispix posted:I lived in Edinburgh for around 5 years and I met several English people who did not know that Northern Ireland was part of the UK. Not even just thick people - one guy was a chemical engineer getting on for 30 and he hadn't the faintest idea what the place really was. Presumably they had never looked at the covers of their passports, idk :/  e: I assume that's what it says on the front of the passport? Haven't looked at a UK passport in a long time really, if ever.
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Nov 27, 2017 18:18
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Yes but most people don't actually read their passport beyond Great Britain and wouldn't really be able to tell you why the UK and GB are different things (probably ending with going, 'Oh they're just two names for the same country'). Ireland is a separate island and there's an Irish government ergo they are a wholly separate country. These same people probably would just go there's some historical reason why the UK is so involved in domestic Irish matters. Like, a lot of people will start from a basic premise because they never really stopped to think about it and then just ignore or reason away evidence to the contrary until they are actually confronted with it. When it's something so well known and clear cut they likely just get embarrassed and try to move on. It's the basic root cause for why people claim climate change isn't real.
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Nov 27, 2017 18:40
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It's just plain loving ignorance. That's why Brexit is happening, in a nutshell.
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Nov 27, 2017 19:10
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lemonadesweetheart posted:Someone save me some hassle and link to what this brexit poo poo is about. All I have to go on right now is waterford whisperer. Its a big pile of shite op
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kustomkarkommando posted:Its a big pile of shite op KKK, I sincerely appreciate all your insightful effortposts on RoI and Nordie politics, but this is definitely the truest thing you've ever posted
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