For anybody interested, the Irish Times have put out a good podcast dissecting the Referendum.
Are we getting any sense, on the ground, as to why the two Irish Referendums went the way they did and not the way the marriage equality referendum went? I sense a lack of grass roots mobilisation, particularly by the young. But what other factors came into play? Was it, at least, partly, a vote of dissatisfaction with the government? Was social media a factor?
Senator Michael McDowell getting a selfie with ethnonationalist agitator Gavin Pepper at the count yesterday #Ref24 #Referendum2024
Remember this when he announces his run for the Áras.
Limerick goes bat crazy as 'Count Ref-ula' removed from count centre https://jrnl.ie/6321964
You can also follow live updates from the count here:
https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/politics/arid-41348129.html
The results of the two referendums in Ireland will be posted on this website by the referendum returning officer with an interactive map for each of the two amendments broken down by constituency.
A national recount for the referendum on the Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023 is now underway. Read the results from the initial count. Read the results from the recount. A national recount for the referendum on the Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023 is now underway. Read the results from the initial […]
Obviously Mastodon.ie isn't representative of the nation at large but the Care referendum is looking very tight on these numbers.
#FamilyRef 96% YES, 4% NO
#CareRef 56% YES, 44% NO
Doesn't look like we're getting an exit poll in #Ref24 #Referendum2024 so let's run our own. For those who voted today in Ireland, how did you vote?
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