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COUNTING GOT UNDERWAY in the two referendums and by-election with the country eagerly awaiting the outcome of the same-sex marriage vote this morning.
The ballots from the presidential age referendum were also being counted with the people of Carlow-Kilkenny watching for the result in the race to fill Phil Hogan’s old Dáil seat.
A final result in Carlow-Kilkenny is not expected until tonight.
TheJournal.ie liveblogged all day as the tallies and reaction came rolling in.
23 May 2015
8:20AM
Good morning! It’s Hugh O’Connell here and welcome to our referendums liveblog which will be running all day as the result of the same-sex marriage comes in. We’re also keeping an eye on the presidential age referendum and the Carlow-Kilkenny by-election. You can email me or tweet me if you want to get in touch.
23 May 2015
8:25AM
The big news from yesterday was the turnout appears to have been pretty strong by the standards of previous referendums. In some urban areas it was high as 60 per cent which, on the face of it, would appear to benefit the Yes side. A big turnout in Dublin is seen as crucial to the chances of the referendum passing. Here’s a very handy round-up from Nicky Ryan.
23 May 2015
8:30AM
Dublin Castle is being opened up for the referendum results this morning. The upper yard will be opened up from around 9.45am this morning with space for around 2,000 people. Read more here.
We’re intrigued to know how close our totally unscientific poll from yesterday could be to the actual result. Here’s what you said.
23 May 2015
8:55AM
Hugh O’Connell here at a very quiet media centre in Dublin Castle. In fact, I’m the only one here at the moment.
Anyway there is no exit poll from this referendum so we’ll be relying on the tallies to give us an indication of which way it’s going to go. The ballot boxes open at 9am – less than five minutes time – and then the two referendum ballot papers are separated out. The marriage referendum ones will be counted first and then the presidential age ones. Early tallies will give us a good indication of which way it’s going.
Politicians reporting early tallies indicating a strong Yes vote all over Dublin. Two government ministers based in the capital have already called it on Twitter including Kevin Humphreys (who was the first to call the Seanad referendum around this time).
Equality Minister Áodhán Ó Riordáin is pretty certain:
I'm calling it. Key boxes opened. It's a yes. And a landslide across Dublin. And I'm so proud to be Irish today. #MarRef
— Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (@AodhanORiordain) May 23, 2015
Political commentator and experienced tallyman Noel Whelan has just tweeted this from the count centre in the RDS where lots of Dublin constituencies are being counted. It’s look VERY good for Yes in the capital:
Junior social protection minister Kevin Humphreys is on Morning Ireland predicting a “landslide” in his Dublin South-East constituency. On the national picture, he says: “I would happy to be predict, at this stage, that it’s going to be an overwhelming Yes vote.”
Hugh O’Connell here at Dublin Castle. So it’s clear now that the referendum on same-sex marriage is going to pass. Not only that, but it’s going to pass by a very clear margin. We’re not saying landslide, yet, but early indications are that it could go that way.
What won the referendum? It’s too early for an in-depth analysis but, briefly, the high turnout, the energising of the youth vote and the failure for any of the No arguments to take hold of enough of the population were wot won it.
Politicians will now be asking themselves how they can translate this significant turnout of younger voters into votes for them at the next election.
So it looks like a Yes across large parts of the country but in Roscommon, the local Fine Gael TD Frank Feighan has sent a few tally tweets which indicate the No side shading it in some parts of the county:
But it’s VERY early days and transfers could change everything as those lower down are eliminated. We’re not looking at a result there until later tonight.
23 May 2015
10:11AM
Dr James Reilly says on RTÉ that “it is really a good morning and a good day”.
“Ireland has moved one and sent a loud message as a nation,” he added.
Getting a little emotional, the Children’s Minister said “seeing all the young people coming home was fantastic”.
He also shares an anecdote from the count centre in Lusk where a man told him how his 32-year-old son registered to vote for the first time because he cared about marriage equality.
23 May 2015
10:17AM
Cork Northwest is described as a ‘traditional’ constituency on RTÉ – but they are also on course for a YES vote by a 53%-47% margin.
Minister Reilly has some more stories about the older people he has met over the past few weeks. One older man in Lusk yesterday was voting No, he said, but was happy enough that the Yes side were going to win.
And, then, because “he promised to say it”, he revealed how his 84-year-old aunt-in-law from Belmullet voted yes.
23 May 2015
10:32AM
Rónán Mullen says he is “very disappointed” with the result but has plenty of positive things to say about the Yes side while conceding on RTÉ television.
He says that the No campaign was “operating at a particular time and place” in Irish culture and society, adding that they were up against a ‘talented, well-resourced, skilled’ campaign that was “backed by the entire political establishment”.
He also wished everyone on the Yes side well.
There is a lot of goodness in Irish people – and why people were voting Yes and voting No.
However, he also said Ireland has a lot to learn about how to conduct debates in a non-emotive manner.
23 May 2015
10:37AM
A very happy Leo Varadkar says today is a special and wonderful one for Ireland.
“If there are any going to be any constituencies that vote no, it’ll only be a handful,” he tells Bryan Dobson.
“It makes it a really historic day for Ireland. We are the first country in the world to enshrine marriage equality in the Constitution by a popular mandate.
That makes us a beacon, a light for the rest of the world for liberty and equality.
“It’s a very proud day to be Irish,” he added.
23 May 2015
10:39AM
Varadkar also believes that this wasn’t just a referendum, but more like a “social revolution”.
“Something has been awakened in the Irish people in this referendum and it will be very good for Ireland,” he continued.
“I think this referendum for so many people was personal – not just gay men and lesbians but their friends, family and coworkers.
“People in the LGBT community are a minority but with their friends we’re a majority”
“[It] became a catalyst for a national conversation about this issue. It’s been really important.”
More indications that Roscommon might buck the national trend and say No to same-sex marriage. If not, it’ll be a close one, according to these tallies from local Fine Gael TD Frank Feighan:
Carrick on Shannon yes145 no 101!!castlerea yes 70 no 128#rssl#marref
Fianna Fáil’s director of elections Barry Cowen, who has been focussed on the by-election, is reluctant to give any indication to RTÉ Radio of how the tallies are going down in Carlow-Kilkenny, but admits it’s “very important” that his party’s candidate, Bobby Aylward, takes the seat.
Campaign group Mothers and Fathers Matter has issued a statement, conceding the referendum because of “early but convincing indications that the country will return a Yes vote”.
The statement, in full, reads:
We offer our warm congratulations to the Yes campaign on their victory. There are thousands of people who worked hard for them to achieve this result, and they can be justifiably happy with their efforts today.
“Though at times this campaign was unpleasant for people on all sides, nobody who involves themselves in a campaign does so with anything but the good of their country at heart. There is no better way to resolve difference than the way we are using today.
From our point of view, we have represented a proportion of the population greater than those who support any political party. One in three Irish people in this campaign was not represented by the political establishment, the media, or the institutions of the state.
“We are proud to have found on behalf of those voices when nobody else would.
Today’s result was achieved by the Government after they issued certain promises about surrogacy, adoption, and a range of other issues. A lot of voters believed those assurances and they must now be kept.
“Once again, we offer our congratulations to the YES side on a hard won victory. This is their day, and they should enjoy it.”
This is the scene just outside the media centre in the courtyard at Dublin Castle where people are beginning to arrive for the result declaration later this afternoon. Around 2,000 people will be here by the time that happens and it’s fair to say excitement is building among those who campaigned for a Yes vote.
Labour TD John Lyons, who was a prominent campaigner for the referendum, is very emotional at Dublin Castle this morning. He told us a short time ago:
I am delighted. I’m a little bit all over the place as to where my feelings are, but my mind is telling me that I’m over the moon at the moment, but I am little bit upside down inside, if that makes sense.
He said he was always quietly confident that there would be a strong turnout and a strong Yes vote but that he was constantly reminding others not to get complacent.
From my point of view, we knew the polls were always quite strong, but we also knew that we needed every single vote.
And his plans for tonight?
I’ve actually a few more of these things to do but I hope to get a pint in between!
A quick note from one of Ireland’s young people on what this means for her:
I am a 16 year old teenager, so I had no say in this referendum. But recently I have discovered that I am bisexual. I didn’t tell anyone, for how could I expect them to treat me equally if the law didn’t? I didn’t want to acknowledge that I might never get married to someone I love. Today, however, when I woke up and heard the news, I started crying. I have already come out to a few of my close friends this morning, knowing that today I am living in a more equal Ireland than the one I went to sleep in yesterday. To everyone out there who voted yes: thank you for giving me a future where I can be happy. Thank you for changing my life forever. Not bad for just putting an X in a box, right?
We’re pretty sure this isn’t the Equality Minister’s official statement…
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23 May 2015
12:21PM
Amid the excitement about the marriage referendum, you may have forgotten that there’s a by-election count happening in Carlow-Kilkenny today and the early indications are good for Fianna Fáil, which desperately needs a win after six losses in a row. Here’s the latest from Hugh O’Connell.
Rory Draper, pictured here, only landed at Dublin Airport at 9pm yesterday after his flight was delayed.
I literally ran to the passport desk in my Team Panti t-shirt which the attendant read and said, ‘Fair enough’, while the other attendant said, ‘If you’re going to vote you better run and good luck’. I sprinted to arrivals where I met my dad. He shouted, ‘The eagle has landed’ and we dashed to my mum and sister waiting in the car.
Mam drove me straight to the door of the polling office.
Media monitoring company Olytico tracks 250,000 publications and in the past two days, more than 4,500 articles have been posted about the same-sex marriage vote.
Wow.
23 May 2015
12:47PM
The Iona Institute has issued a statement to congratulate the Yes side on winning “such a handsome victory in the marriage referendum.
“They fought a very professional campaign that in truth began long before the official campaign started,” the group said.
For our part, The Iona Institute is proud to have helped represent the many hundreds of thousands of Irish people who would otherwise have had no voice in this referendum because all of the political parties backed a Yes vote.
The Iona Institute would like to thank the thousands of volunteers up and down the country who worked day and night to try and secure a No vote.
David Quinn of the Iona Institute also had some words.
“We believe a fought a good campaign,” he said. “It was always going to be an uphill battle. However, we helped to provide a voice to the hundreds of thousands of Irish people who did vote No. The fact that no political party supported them must be a concern from a democratic point of view.
“Going forward, we will continue to affirm the importance of the biological ties and of motherhood and fatherhood. We hope the Government will address the concerns voters on the No side have about the implications for freedom of religion and freedom of conscience.”
The entire country is interested in Donegal’s voting patterns today. They are usually seen as both contrarian and conservative so there is some surprise at the early Yes tallies.
However, local reporter Barry Whyte has noted there are some close calls.
Only 600 odd votes in it in Letterkenny. Yes vote on top just. @YesEqualityDL expected a much higher majority in LK #MarRef#Donegal
Here’s where gay people can get married across the world
23 May 2015
1:28PM
Dublin North West is the first constituency with an official result.
Yes: 70.36%
No: 29.64%
23 May 2015
1:29PM
Speaking on RTÉ radio about the imminent Yes victory, Breda O’Brien says she had a “very rough year” and was fearful of getting involved in the No campaign.
With just one official result in, there is still a lot of reporting to do today. We’ll be starting a fresh liveblog with those results, your reaction, analysis from our political editor Hugh O’Connell in Dublin Castle, news from the Carlow/Kilkenny by-election and craic from the George with Vincent Browne, Bosco and our news editor Sinéad O’Carroll.
Ahead of that flurry of fun, we’re going to sign off this morning’s liveblog with this image of sunny Dublin today.
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Shout out to our gay brothers and sisters out there (that don’t want to get married) who are about to have the “we can’t get married, it’s the law” excuse whipped off the table. Pressure is building. ;)
Feel sorry for all the people who thought referendum articles would dissappear after today. The journal will be writing whole articles about some celebrity tweeting about Ireland. The what do the neighbours think of us crowd will be dining out on this for months. Shame we can’t ditch this pathetic aspect of our national character along with the homophobia
THEM AND US….the door is now open to honesty and the next step is to remove further wrong doing in this country .. government ..gardai ..courts and mob rule …………………….
(a) a person shall be deemed not to have given up ordinary residence if he intends to resume residence within eighteen months after giving it up,
(b) a written statement by a person that he intends to resume residence within eighteen months after giving it up shall, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, be conclusive evidence of that fact.
Anyone who has been away from the state for longer than 18 months, or whom plans to be, and who voted yesterday committed electoral fraud. Which is an offence. The media should not be cheerleading fraud and corruption. Next week they will be back moaning about the level of fraud and corruption in Irish politics. Completely ignorant in their astounding hypocrisy.
I don’t care about the result. I care about the electoral fraud that took place, that was celebrated by the media, and the integrity of the electoral system.
Do you support fraud and corruption in Irish politics? I don’t.
What’s wrong with equality?? don’t tell me it’s all about the kids because that’s a load of bull. I’ve seen kids in appalling conditions being brought up in “normal” families.
The Iona brigade are out in force with multiple fake accounts this am, maybe they now realise that this was not just an approval of gay marriage but a rejection of their closed minded bigotry and religious dogma
Anthony, with the record turn out and the current tallies, I don’t think they would be stupid enough to attempt it! The will refocus on keeping the 8th amendment in place
Yeah Tony Cox I see your point I mean if there is no woman in the house who is gonna do the cooking,cleaning and make the beds it would be awful for the lads they’ll be starving
Philip, I’m fairly sure you’re joking, but I actually think you’ve hit the nail on the head, here.
(Straight) Men cannot comprehend the notion of two (gay) men in a relationship because they don’t know how a relationship could possibly work without a woman to do all the work (mostly child-raising, to be fair).
I thinks it’s in the bag .Great sense of humour shown by the Yes voters all through the campaign it really captured the best of our country .and to the No voters come here you crazy bast@rds we can’t stay mad at you.New Ireland for everyone.
Delighted it is over. Most divisive and undemocratic campaign I have ever experienced. Whilst I was not a no supporter, the abuse they were subjected to for having an opinion which they were entitled to was unbelievable.
Great sense of humour part I wouldn’t agree with James but if there is a yes win there will be more happy than unhappy people in Ireland which can only be a good thing.
For all the citizens of Ireland, I really hope the yes vote is a clear winner, we need to show that we treat everyone as equal, that we are a forward thinking country, how could anyone not be moved by the #hometovote phenomenon that occurred yesterday … I was never so proud of the people of Ireland
I felt so proud yesterday. More proud than I’ve felt at any gay pride march. I think Ireland felt it too. Thanks to my family for sharing it and thanks Ireland for voting. Tá for Grá.
I’m glad its all over now and I believe that Ireland has made (or will make) the right choice.
In the weeks leading up to this vote I’ve been inundated with posts, articles, videos, hashtags etc. of why people should vote yes to marriage equality. Changing their profile pictures to have “Yes to Equality”. Some liberal fascism, but I’ll move on from that. I saw many people posting that they’ve voted, urging others to get out and vote. Some people that I never knew voted or even had the vote. And it’s absolutely fantastic that people, especially younger, are getting out in voting. But I know that many of these will never take an interest in anything political again.
Maybe I’m frustrated that I can’t vote from abroad and that there should’ve been a referendum yesterday on extending the franchise to non-resident citizens. I suppose what I’m saying is that democracy isn’t about getting “likes” on facebook or retweets. Its about the people having a say in how their country is run and the society in which they live in.
A vote is for life, not just May 22nd. Go out and use it whenever you’re given the chance. Sometimes we don’t realise how lucky we really are.
People saying the no campaign should have been free to spread their message without being challenged; the opinion is invalid, that’s why nobody listened to them. Should never have been a vote on it and should never have been a no campaign but obviously there has to be to amend the constitution. Today’s world does not accept inequality in out society, and the fact that some people actually wanted to vote to continue this sickens me.
And Mary wasnt a virgin. She was the town bike in Nazereth. And when she got pregnant she made up this bullshit story about an angel visiting and Joseph the gullible f*cker fell for it. And still 2000 years later there are still people who believe the little minx.
@ Sarah, Kane and Abel is the title of a Jeffery Archer novel. I think you’re referring to Cain and Abel. Easy to get the two sets of fictional characters mixed up maybe.
Since God decided to create two people who could procreate, and then let nature takes its course to build up the human race, it makes sense that God would create a male and female, both either heterosexual or bisexual.
But now that the human race is so numerous that it is endangering our future on the planet only about 90% are heterosexual, and that, IMHO, is just fine.
Look what happened with Adam and Eve with the apple.
Go on give Adam and Steve their chance to have equal rights to happiness and equality. you never know you might like it.
While that’s a fair point, in and of itself, it’s a good thing then that the humanity wasn’t birthed in a garden by a single couple. Because that would have ended pretty quickly, too.
Especially as they only had two children and they were both men. (Correct me if I’m wrong. Maybe they married their sisters. Because that’s better than being gay, obviously.)
With the above 60% turnout, we already know the result – yes camp have it in the bag. % Turnout was always going to be the decider. Nothing to see here folks.
Question: Your 11 year old son makes friends with a lad in school who just happens to have 2 dads. Your son now gets invited to a sleep over at this boys home. What do you do?
I know what I’d do. No way in hell I’m letting my lad go anywhere near the place.
Question: Your 11 year old daughter makes friends with a girl in school who just so happens to have a single parent – a heterosexual dad. Your daughter now gets invited to sleep over at this girls home. What do you do?Would you let her sleep over then?
Why is this situation any different than that of a lad with two dads or a girl with two mums?
Coral. I wouldn’t let her sleep over unless the guy was a good mate of mine and even then I’d still hesitate. That’s called not putting your children in harms way.
This has nothing to do with pedophilia. I wouldn’t be worried that my son gets abused but I don’t want him to see 2 grown men in tight pink shorts and bulging packages acting like theres no gravity around them and prancing around like faries.
The phobia is strong in this one! Don’t worry though, it’s not your fault. It was bred into you.
It’s been bred into all of us by a warped church for generations. This is about it not being bred into the next generation. The most refreshing thing about this is the church’s path into irrelevance and obscurity. This is one more nail in it’s coffin.
I’m guessing your son will be embarrassed by your antediluvian opinion, sure don’t we all cringe at our Dad’s outdated opinions.
For some very strange reason, lesbians don’t go out of their way to act differently. They act like women and dress in a way that doesn’t make them look ridiculous. Lets face it, you never see a lesbian scratching her imaginary nuts! Gay men look, dress, act and sound stupid and they go out of their way to do it.
You are aware you are coming across like a complete and other idiot ? How many gay men who are parents do you know that prance around in pink tights ??? Gay men and drag queens are not the same thing ….. Cop on
I could only ever hope that every gay man had the notion of “tight pink shorts and bulging packages acting like theres no gravity around them and prancing around like faries.” What a colorful and happy place it would be!
There’s murderers, rapists and pedophiles out there, would you ever cop on.
Tony, gay men dress differently? Christ, what a load of bollox. I’ll be going to a Eurovision party dressed probably in jeans runners and possibly even a plain tshirt. Don’t be silly and believe in stupid sterotypes.
Do you think he is going to catch the gay off them? Do you think that gay men are paedophiles ? Hopefully with the yes vote your type can climb back into dark ages and not interfere with modern society anymore.
Statistically, 10% of the population is gay. That means for every 10 people you see, one is likely to be gay. Let’s say half of that 10% are males. Why, then, don’t we see more packages and tutus?
Does this mean that any 2 blokes or girls can get married. Do they have to be gay? You could have 2 old friends who live together who want to take care of each other and protect their assets. I’ve seen older men and woman doing this with zero sexual or love relationship…..its a nice thing
Some ‘people’ are never happy with what they have!! Marriage was made for man & woman. Anything else is something different, no matter what they say. And as for the age thing. What can I say!! What a waist of money this is.
I am Very very happy with likely outcome. I Voted yes, feeling happy and secure, following some excellent debate here. I realise this morning that I had felt that I was carrying the fears and concerns of my late parents because of their distress and fear and lack of understanding, before they died too young, about my sisters sexuality. The debate,particularly when the children aspects were eventually fully debated,would have helped them over the line, and I suspect many like them. This morning I feel that a great burden which I was carrying on their behalf has lifted, and that I can forget all of that, and celebrate for my sister and for this country’s bright and brave future. Well done to all on both sides of this campaign. And to the no side, I understood many of your arguments, and there may be an x case in the future but hey, the world will not fall in. Love and let love. Bye all. Out now for a walk in the sun and to listen to the reports. x.
Anthony all I have done is express my views and debate. I listened and spoke and reached my own decision. I am not a campaigner. I am a campaignee .I voted yes and am delighted.
Please accept that issues arising within families can be complex. Also accept that yes indeed there are aspects of this amendment in terms of legislative impact, which were not thought through properly. But that will be dealt with, no doubt thorough an x case scenario.
This result will help a great number of elderly parents who struggled with concern and fear about their gay sones and daughters, and who very often received a total shock because the person did not come out early, and revealed a whole secret life.
This result will mean that young adults can come out early, that parents will have longer to adapt, that they will see others and realise that this is all ok, and that in fact there will be less adaptation because it won’t be seen as abnormal.
I speak from experience. That’s all. And as I said, today a cloud has lifted for me.
And Anthony yes it did take me some time to sort out my views. By listening and reasoning. Anyone who reads my posts from the beginning will see that.
On balance despite the flaws in the proposed amendment, I voted with the spirit of this referendum , which is to say that gay people are equal and should be allowed to have a married relationship like anyone else.
And you never know,my views on gay men parenting might change. There won’t be many and those that there will be will, I’m sure, better than lost of existing single and heterosexual parents.
Are we ok now Anthony?
I really feel that the future of our society hangs in the balance. If it’s a “No”, I will not see Ireland in the same way. We have the chance to literally change the world; the world is waiting to see what we think about love, the family, acceptance, inclusivity.
I believe that there is a higher power out there and that higher power believes in all of these things, regardless of gender and sexual orientation. The kids I teach and children all over the world deserve the right to feel accepted and happy regarding their individuality and they will look to society to reinforce these positive ideals. I hope it’s a “Yes”. We all deserve to live in a society that recognises difference, accepts it and respects it.
Homophobia will still continue to thrive for some time after the passing of the Referendum on same sex marriage but it will become less and less socially tolerable.
There will be much weeping and gnashing of teeth by homophobes later today.
Did you forget what we voted on only yesterday ?? Marriage equality ?? Gay children grow up and want to marry and up until now couldn’t …. You call that equality ???
Look what happened with Adam and Eve with the apple.
Go ahead give Adam and Steve their chance to equality and human rights and happiness.
You never know you might find the world has not fallen off its axis and you might find you like it.
By tonight the world will know just how far we’ve come from the Ireland of the 1980s. If there was ever a time for us as a nation to feel proud this would be it!
So.
The nation should be proud.
Why?
Has austerity economics come to an end?
Is the health system fixed?
Have the homeless been housed?
The hungry fed?
The migrants found terra firma?
As a young teenager growing up in Ireland, I’d like to thank everyone who voted yes for me and for my future. I’ve never felt so proud in myself, in who I am, and in my country. Thank you, what a great day.
Come on Yes vote. Proud to be part of the solution to negative, homophobic, uneducated, short sighted Ireland. Equality is the only way forward. And that’s a damn good reason to be proud of my fellow Irish citizens. People flying home to vote shows passion for change and a desire to show this world what being Irish means. Every single yes vote was history in the making. We might still have problems persisting in this country, but as of today I feel we can fix anything. Be proud. Be equal. Be Irish. The people have spoken. And as for the No voters, you have your reasons (no matter how selfish or homophobic they may be) and we have ours. Pounder over who’s reasonings really speak the loudest. Get used to it. That shallow voice your hearing is your support. Listen to the echoes of ours.
Yes. They don’t have to marry anyone, if they don’t want.
The state will marry you in a registry office or another suitable location. The Humanist Association of Ireland will also marry you at a venue of your choice.
Unfortunately the Humanist Association and was not recognised for this puroose when I got married (2010). They have been recognised since. However, the local registrar was very amenable and kindly and a very experienced solemniser.
Bill the church is entitled to offer the sacrament of marriage to their members. As it happens they also do the civil bit, when the register is signed after the church piece. Don’t see why this will not change unless there is some silly challenge to their only doing straight weddings. Nobody has to get married in a church. Plenty of other venues we recognised officially for weddings.
Christ Anthony why would you want to introduce a new “difference”? We’ve just managed to get rid of one.. marriage is marriage is marriage…… Or as the constitution so romantically puts it “‘Marriage may be contracted in accordance with law by two persons without distinction as to their sex.’”
We should be proud of today, sure the country has other social issues but so does every country… Let’s enjoy this victory… We will be the first country in the world to make this constitutional change!! Wohoo!!
We shouldn’t conduct debates in an emotive manner? Can somebody time stamp that and hang onto it for when he inevitably makes an emotive argument against repealing the 8th?
Went to the pub last night.
Full of annoying gays drinking Égalités and Pomegranate Martinis.
Not a pint of plan in sight.
Is this the end of the pub culture?
I’ve never felt so many emotions today. What an overwhelming, fantastic, nerve wracking, beautiful day. It looks like we’ve won this with a huge % I’m so happy and so proud of my country. Today me and every other gay person in Ireland are equal.words can’t describe this day
It will be a shame if people who claim to be preaching equality and acceptance use this victory just to marginalise another group, the religious, large proportions of whom supported their campaign.
They can call it whatever they want but we all know it’s not are ever will be a real Marriage!!! Marriage will allways be a man and a woman.. So no Victory as it doesn’t count. So get your little red thumbs out, won’t change anything.
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Store and/or access information on a device 95 partners can use this purpose
Cookies, device or similar online identifiers (e.g. login-based identifiers, randomly assigned identifiers, network based identifiers) together with other information (e.g. browser type and information, language, screen size, supported technologies etc.) can be stored or read on your device to recognise it each time it connects to an app or to a website, for one or several of the purposes presented here.
Personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development 123 partners can use this purpose
Use limited data to select advertising 93 partners can use this purpose
Advertising presented to you on this service can be based on limited data, such as the website or app you are using, your non-precise location, your device type or which content you are (or have been) interacting with (for example, to limit the number of times an ad is presented to you).
Create profiles for personalised advertising 68 partners can use this purpose
Information about your activity on this service (such as forms you submit, content you look at) can be stored and combined with other information about you (for example, information from your previous activity on this service and other websites or apps) or similar users. This is then used to build or improve a profile about you (that might include possible interests and personal aspects). Your profile can be used (also later) to present advertising that appears more relevant based on your possible interests by this and other entities.
Use profiles to select personalised advertising 67 partners can use this purpose
Advertising presented to you on this service can be based on your advertising profiles, which can reflect your activity on this service or other websites or apps (like the forms you submit, content you look at), possible interests and personal aspects.
Create profiles to personalise content 32 partners can use this purpose
Information about your activity on this service (for instance, forms you submit, non-advertising content you look at) can be stored and combined with other information about you (such as your previous activity on this service or other websites or apps) or similar users. This is then used to build or improve a profile about you (which might for example include possible interests and personal aspects). Your profile can be used (also later) to present content that appears more relevant based on your possible interests, such as by adapting the order in which content is shown to you, so that it is even easier for you to find content that matches your interests.
Use profiles to select personalised content 28 partners can use this purpose
Content presented to you on this service can be based on your content personalisation profiles, which can reflect your activity on this or other services (for instance, the forms you submit, content you look at), possible interests and personal aspects. This can for example be used to adapt the order in which content is shown to you, so that it is even easier for you to find (non-advertising) content that matches your interests.
Measure advertising performance 115 partners can use this purpose
Information regarding which advertising is presented to you and how you interact with it can be used to determine how well an advert has worked for you or other users and whether the goals of the advertising were reached. For instance, whether you saw an ad, whether you clicked on it, whether it led you to buy a product or visit a website, etc. This is very helpful to understand the relevance of advertising campaigns.
Measure content performance 56 partners can use this purpose
Information regarding which content is presented to you and how you interact with it can be used to determine whether the (non-advertising) content e.g. reached its intended audience and matched your interests. For instance, whether you read an article, watch a video, listen to a podcast or look at a product description, how long you spent on this service and the web pages you visit etc. This is very helpful to understand the relevance of (non-advertising) content that is shown to you.
Understand audiences through statistics or combinations of data from different sources 67 partners can use this purpose
Reports can be generated based on the combination of data sets (like user profiles, statistics, market research, analytics data) regarding your interactions and those of other users with advertising or (non-advertising) content to identify common characteristics (for instance, to determine which target audiences are more receptive to an ad campaign or to certain contents).
Develop and improve services 74 partners can use this purpose
Information about your activity on this service, such as your interaction with ads or content, can be very helpful to improve products and services and to build new products and services based on user interactions, the type of audience, etc. This specific purpose does not include the development or improvement of user profiles and identifiers.
Use limited data to select content 33 partners can use this purpose
Content presented to you on this service can be based on limited data, such as the website or app you are using, your non-precise location, your device type, or which content you are (or have been) interacting with (for example, to limit the number of times a video or an article is presented to you).
Use precise geolocation data 39 partners can use this special feature
With your acceptance, your precise location (within a radius of less than 500 metres) may be used in support of the purposes explained in this notice.
Actively scan device characteristics for identification 23 partners can use this special feature
With your acceptance, certain characteristics specific to your device might be requested and used to distinguish it from other devices (such as the installed fonts or plugins, the resolution of your screen) in support of the purposes explained in this notice.
Ensure security, prevent and detect fraud, and fix errors 77 partners can use this special purpose
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Your data can be used to monitor for and prevent unusual and possibly fraudulent activity (for example, regarding advertising, ad clicks by bots), and ensure systems and processes work properly and securely. It can also be used to correct any problems you, the publisher or the advertiser may encounter in the delivery of content and ads and in your interaction with them.
Deliver and present advertising and content 87 partners can use this special purpose
Always Active
Certain information (like an IP address or device capabilities) is used to ensure the technical compatibility of the content or advertising, and to facilitate the transmission of the content or ad to your device.
Match and combine data from other data sources 64 partners can use this feature
Always Active
Information about your activity on this service may be matched and combined with other information relating to you and originating from various sources (for instance your activity on a separate online service, your use of a loyalty card in-store, or your answers to a survey), in support of the purposes explained in this notice.
Link different devices 46 partners can use this feature
Always Active
In support of the purposes explained in this notice, your device might be considered as likely linked to other devices that belong to you or your household (for instance because you are logged in to the same service on both your phone and your computer, or because you may use the same Internet connection on both devices).
Identify devices based on information transmitted automatically 75 partners can use this feature
Always Active
Your device might be distinguished from other devices based on information it automatically sends when accessing the Internet (for instance, the IP address of your Internet connection or the type of browser you are using) in support of the purposes exposed in this notice.
Save and communicate privacy choices 54 partners can use this special purpose
Always Active
The choices you make regarding the purposes and entities listed in this notice are saved and made available to those entities in the form of digital signals (such as a string of characters). This is necessary in order to enable both this service and those entities to respect such choices.
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