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Political standards watchdog cannot fulfill duties because of appointments delay

SIPO is also in the middle of a disagreement with Minister Hogan about proposed accounting reforms for political parties.

THE STANDARDS IN Public Office Commission cannot move any of its investigations into political wrongdoing forward because of a loophole in its remit.

According to RTÉ’s This Week, SIPO has received legal advice which outlined that it needs a full board of six members to probe any allegations.

Two positions on the board became vacant last week and appointments are not expected until the end of January 2014.

Speaking to the programme, TD Lucinda Creighton said the roles needed to be filled urgently.

“The appointments clearly should have been made by now,” she added. “It is a hugely busy and onerous time for SIPO…it is imperative that the appointments are made and they have the full complement of board members.”

Creighton also criticised the position Minister Phil Hogan has taken in relation to reforms requested by the Commission.

Last week, he sent a letter to the watchdog’s chairman to disagree with moves to make smaller units of political parties accountable under new accounting guidelines.

Hogan suggested that SIPO was working outside of its legal remit.

In a return letter, published on Friday by the Commission, Justice Matthew P Smith said he was “extremely disappointed” with Hogan’s response.

He outlined that if the smaller units were left out of the 2011 accounts of political parties, €984,000 would be unaccounted for.

“The Commission is concerned that should accounting units not be included in the political party accounts then it would be impossible to say that the accounts disclose with reaonable accuracy the financial position of the party. Thus, the thrust of the legislation and the clear intention of the Oireachtas would be subverted,” he wrote.

“The Commission is strongly of the view that it would faile to reflect the intention of the Oireachtas if political parties were not required to disclose the full detail of their accounts relating to the vast majority of the parts of their political machine, be it branches, groups, accounting units, other associated groupings or subsidiary organisations under their control.”

Creighton said it is unfortunate that the guidelines on the accounting reforms will not be in place for local government elections next year.

“The idea that you would exclude substantial sums of money from the accounting requirements of the political parties just seems to be very much against the spirit of the legislation – and mitigates against good politics,” she explained.

“We’ve seen for far too long what bad politics delivers. The Minister should really take on the advice of the SIPO chairman.

“It is important that we ensure all political parties account for all money raised at all levels. That is the very least that taxpayers and members of the public can expect from a political system that has not been transparent and has led to a lot of the problems we have seen.

It is time now to clean it up and make sure there is full and complete transparency at all levels.

Justice Smith called on the Minister to share the legal advice obtained in relation to SIPO’s remit and to arrange a meeting of both legal teams to come to a common position on the matter.

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    May 24th 2015, 5:15 PM

    I love Stephen Frys tweet. Oscar Wilde, two great men

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    Mute Joe
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    May 24th 2015, 5:24 PM

    Nothing great about either of them in all honesty. Fry in particular is a creep.

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    Mute jenni
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    May 24th 2015, 5:25 PM

    Joe you’re the only one here who talks any sense.

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    Mute The Todd
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    May 24th 2015, 5:30 PM

    Two of you’s should get together, great minds think alike, fools seldom differ.
    Perfect for each other

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    Mute Daisy Chainsaw
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    May 24th 2015, 5:31 PM

    Awww… Joe made himself a girlfriend.

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    Mute jenni
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    May 24th 2015, 5:34 PM

    Joe are you single?

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    Mute Glen
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    May 24th 2015, 5:36 PM

    Isn’t Joe gay?

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    Mute John Deane
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    May 24th 2015, 5:38 PM

    Joe

    Jenni must be asking you out ahahahaha

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    Mute Mrs Shalakalananaka
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    May 24th 2015, 5:38 PM

    Holy sh*t that is pathetic. Now this guy’s using his two fake accounts to pretend someone likes him. Bless.

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    Mute Mrs Shalakalananaka
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    May 24th 2015, 5:39 PM

    But can I go to the wedding?

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    Mute Joe
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    May 24th 2015, 5:44 PM

    Jenni have you seen Fry’s “husband”? Fry is old enough to be his grandfather a creepy cradle snatcher that’s all he is.

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    Mute jenni
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    May 24th 2015, 5:45 PM

    Mrs sha at least it would be a real wedding unlike some that are going to take place now.

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    Mute Mrs Shalakalananaka
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    May 24th 2015, 5:46 PM

    While straight men like Hugh Hefner only ever date women their own age.

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    Mute Tony Skillington
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    May 24th 2015, 5:50 PM

    I get the feeling Joe n Jenni are one in the same

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    Mute Glen
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    May 24th 2015, 5:53 PM

    So Joe is a bloke dressed up as a woman. Hmmm

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    Mute molly coddled
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    May 24th 2015, 5:54 PM

    That’s not the real Jenni, she’s been cloned…again, so please ignore.

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    Mute jenni
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    May 24th 2015, 5:56 PM

    Tony…my account has been copied, again. Tiresome. But all of yous feel free to red thumb jenni with the bunnies.

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    Mute Glen
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    May 24th 2015, 5:58 PM

    Jenni
    Why is this mental case cloning your account.

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    Mute Joe
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    May 24th 2015, 5:58 PM

    Tony I get the feeling you and “Mrs S” are one in the same.

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    Mute Richard boyle
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    May 24th 2015, 6:03 PM

    Take a wild stab in the dark

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    Mute Neal Ireland Hello
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    May 24th 2015, 6:04 PM

    Something using anther user’s identify to agree with the assertion that Stephen Fry is a creep. Takes one to know one.

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    Mute Joe
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    May 24th 2015, 6:10 PM

    Where do you whackos come up with this stuff seriously? You’ve just thrown a random accusation out without anything to back it up. It’s no different then me saying Richard Boyle is secretly Glen or perhaps Dublinguy or The Todd!

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    Mute Mrs Shalakalananaka
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    May 24th 2015, 6:11 PM

    Why would I be the fake account, excuse yourself? Maybe I’m the real person and Tony is my false identity?

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    May 24th 2015, 6:13 PM

    I’m not cloning anyone. My name is jenni. Names are not unique to one person.

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    Mute Glen
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    May 24th 2015, 6:13 PM

    Now what nutter other than me would claim to be me.
    Have you read some of the sh!t I come out with.

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    Mute jenni
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    May 24th 2015, 6:16 PM

    Glen talks even less sense than the trolls.

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    Mute Glen
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    May 24th 2015, 6:20 PM

    Fake Jenni
    I come out with anti establishment ideals and speak my mind on issues usually showing a different side to the official narrative.

    You just talk shite.

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    Mute Joe
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    May 24th 2015, 6:30 PM

    HA anti establishment ideals says the guy who just followed the entire political establishment, the corrupt gardai and media in redefining our institution of marriage. Totally anti-establishment Glen.

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    May 24th 2015, 6:33 PM

    Seriously Glen, spamming every article is far from ‘anti establishment ideals’ and ‘showing a different side to the official narrative’, it’s just trolling at the best of times and tiresome the rest.

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    May 24th 2015, 6:37 PM

    Er Jenni 2,
    Didn’t you say above that your husband hasn’t spoken to you since Friday and you no longer feel connected as a result of the referendum?

    And yet here you are, asking someone out, is that the traditional marriage we were supposed to be protecting? The one that’s so flimsy it’s damaged by other people’s actions and seemingly has no basis in monogamy?

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    May 24th 2015, 7:32 PM

    Oh, you just got Shantied!!!!

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    Mute Samaris
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    May 24th 2015, 7:39 PM

    Thought you were married? Divorce come through already on the grounds of gay marriage coming in? Crikey. Guess the No side were right. NOW ONLY THE GAYS WILL MARRY OH GOD IT’S GLITTERGEDDON.

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    May 24th 2015, 9:40 PM

    Jenni Yfg?! Says it all

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    Mute Hazel O'Brien
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    May 24th 2015, 10:39 PM

    Fry and his husband are both consenting adults.

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    Mute RonanM
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    May 24th 2015, 5:18 PM

    Can we get back to normal tomorrow, no more articles about it until it officially becomes law in the summer???

    Getting a little boring now

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    Mute Joe
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    May 24th 2015, 5:59 PM

    We are going to allow men marry each other, we’ll never be normal again.

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    May 24th 2015, 6:05 PM

    You’re the type who takes down the decorations on Stephen’s Day, aren’t you?

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    May 24th 2015, 6:11 PM

    No I leave the decorations up throughout the CHRISTmas period. A great festive period that highlights Ireland’s hypocrisy every year.

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    May 24th 2015, 6:12 PM

    Neal

    Thats if they even go up, didn’t put them up last christmas as i had no time!

    Find Christmas a little boring incase you hadn’t guessed

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    May 24th 2015, 6:29 PM

    Joe, there was no real Jesus, and December 25th wascelebrated long before 2000 yrs ago

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    May 24th 2015, 6:40 PM

    You know it was called “Candlemas” before the church co-opted it right?
    Where are the Christmas tress in the nativity story?

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    May 24th 2015, 7:34 PM

    And Easter was a pagan female fertility celebration, thus the eggs

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    May 25th 2015, 2:27 PM

    Hi Roonbox, Are you a historian?
    What is the evidence that Jesus was not a historical figure?
    I thought that Jesus of Nazareth’s existence was a documented historical fact.
    Now his nature and what happened after his execution are obviously questions of faith.
    Alan.

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    May 26th 2015, 2:48 PM

    So Alan let me summarise your rebuttal. There really was a guy called Jesus that lived in Nazareth. You know why that’s a stupid point? Because the saviours name was mentioned over and over again in the old testament. There were lots of people called Jesus back then. There are lots now.

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    Mute jenni
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    May 24th 2015, 5:13 PM

    I’m disgusted and ashamed to live in this country. There are families struggling to put food on the table and this government decides to waste millions ramming the liberal agenda down our throats for the benefit of less than 1 percent of the country.

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    Mute Alan O'connor
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    May 24th 2015, 5:15 PM

    So when are you leaving?

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    May 24th 2015, 5:15 PM

    Well you know where the Airport is.

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    May 24th 2015, 5:16 PM

    Bye …

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    May 24th 2015, 5:16 PM

    I would be happy to pay for your one way ticket to Russia.

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    May 24th 2015, 5:17 PM

    Ramming? 1.4 million people wanted and welcomed the referendum.

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    May 24th 2015, 5:18 PM

    This is a Catholic country, no matter how much the thought police tries to brainwash us into believing differently.

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    Mute Lee Richardson
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    May 24th 2015, 5:19 PM

    Not disgusted or ashamed enough though to leave?

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    May 24th 2015, 5:20 PM

    Jenni go out and get yourself a good ride. Sounds like you need it.

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    May 24th 2015, 5:21 PM

    It’s not a catholic country , unless you had difficulty getting a seat a mass this morning you utter tw#t

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    May 24th 2015, 5:22 PM

    Dublinguy you are a disgusting cowardly guttersnipe.

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    May 24th 2015, 5:23 PM

    Is this Joe?

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    May 24th 2015, 5:24 PM

    I’m entitled to my opinion. I flat out refuse to believe the majority of this country voted yes. There should be an immediate recount by independent organisations. Unless the political establishment has something to hide.

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    May 24th 2015, 5:25 PM

    You are actually right. But we are becoming secular one day at a time. :) and we just won the last battle.

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    May 24th 2015, 5:26 PM

    Joe is Jenni your alter-ego?

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    May 24th 2015, 5:26 PM

    @jenni:

    You may petition the Supreme Court to request that. Off you go.

    Prepare for the ire of the a Irish People when they realise you don’t recognise their sovereignty.

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    May 24th 2015, 5:26 PM

    P.s Joe, what’s a guttersnipe?

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    May 24th 2015, 5:28 PM

    I can’t resist , here’s some rope pet , what are the establishment hiding ?

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    May 24th 2015, 5:28 PM

    Jenni
    Can you furnish us with evidence that supports the rigging of the referendum other than your wild ravings.

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    May 24th 2015, 5:31 PM

    Ramming the agenda down our throats by putting it to us to vote on democratically? The proportion of LGBT* people in this country is far more than 1%, and now they can happily begin to start families of their own knowing that their love has constitutional protection should they wish to marry. If you’re still so ashamed to live here I’ll happily give you a lift to the port.

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    May 24th 2015, 5:32 PM

    The hostility of the yes side is really concerning.

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    May 24th 2015, 5:34 PM

    @jenni:

    The Equality of the Yes side is really uplifting.

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    May 24th 2015, 5:35 PM

    Hail Jenni full of peace ..right ???

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    May 24th 2015, 5:37 PM

    Your disbelief is astounding. Would you be saying the same if the No vote succeeded? Don’t fuppin think so! Quit while you’re behind nobody gives a hoot about your bigoted views and vitriolic statements.

    Also, if you’re ashamed to be Irish because of this I’m sure somewhere else would welcome you with open arms. I hear Russia is nice this time of year….!

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    May 24th 2015, 5:37 PM

    Shup up

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    May 24th 2015, 5:38 PM

    I haven’t really talked to my husband since the results came out. It feels like the government hates our traditional marriage and everything it stands for. It’s a difficult barrier to surmount. We just don’t feel connected anymore. Likely the same across the country.

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    May 24th 2015, 5:40 PM

    Jenni get over it, if you want to stand behind a catholic order which has been run by and (we now know) run by generations of catholic priests and nuns who abused and neglected generations of our children that’s your choice. However, Being a catholic country actually has nothing to do with the issue. But we, as a nation have chosen to say yes. For me personally, I am catholic, I am a mother, and I voted yes for my children. Let me just say this, it takes a LOT more energy to hate and criticise, than it does to love and accept. Consider that.

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    May 24th 2015, 5:40 PM

    @jenni:

    You haven’t spoken to him? Did he spent all of last night at a gay bar celebrating the Referendum outcome?

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    May 24th 2015, 5:41 PM

    And wait till they come to steal your kids to sell to the gays, Fake Jenni. Isn’t it a disgrace?

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    May 24th 2015, 5:42 PM

    Maybe your husband secretly voted yes or is having an affair or both!!

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    May 24th 2015, 5:42 PM

    You lie in the long grass and do nothing but insult and demean those whom dare disagree with you. You’re in no position to talk about alter egos posting from a nameless faceless account, at least I post under my real name.

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    May 24th 2015, 5:43 PM

    Laughing at Jenni ,
    Comedy gold

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    May 24th 2015, 5:46 PM

    Joe
    You don’t like people because they are gay.
    So in my book you don’t deserve to be treated with any respect.
    You made your bed lad.

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    May 24th 2015, 5:48 PM

    Who are you talking to, Joe?

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    May 24th 2015, 5:50 PM

    Glen tell that to my homosexual relatives and colleagues. I don’t like two men or two woman marrying but I don’t have any problem with homosexuals.

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    May 24th 2015, 5:53 PM

    No! I live in Russia- don’t send her here. Please!

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    May 24th 2015, 5:54 PM

    You flat out refuse to believe the majority voted yes? You also believe the CIA staged 9/11, Neil Armstrong landed on the Moon, and Jesus could find four buddies called Matthew, Mark, Luke and John in the Middle East….? Close the door on your way out. Ta.

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    May 24th 2015, 5:56 PM

    Joe
    You haven’t got an issue with homosexuality. You just don’t want them to be happy and enjoy life as a married unit.
    You sir are a clown of the highest order.

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    May 24th 2015, 6:00 PM

    I don’t have any problem with women I just don’t think they should be allowed to earn the same as men.

    I don’t have any problem with black people I just don’t want them eating in the same restaurants as me.

    I don’t have any problem with protestants I just don’t want them coming over to my side of the wall.

    People like you are parasitic, Joe. You are like a disease that has infected us as a society and stunted our growth as a nation. You hinder development and you go out of your way to stop progress that only benefits those who have been marginalised and affects you in no way whatsoever. Your kind will be relegated to the dark parts of history to be remembered with contempt and ridicule. This is a watershed moment for Ireland, and for the world at large as more and more countries are waking up and realising that if we can do it they can too.

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    May 24th 2015, 6:01 PM

    Classic “Joe “

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    May 24th 2015, 6:08 PM

    @Dylan you must have missed the memo we’re all 100% entirely equal this issues are settled now because we vote yes in the equality referendum. Your narrative, not mine.

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    May 24th 2015, 6:10 PM

    “Jesus could find four mates called Mathew, mark, Luke and John in the Middle East” hahaha, love it

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    May 24th 2015, 6:26 PM

    Not my narrative at all. Equality for many is still a long way off. The LGBT* community has made massive leaps in recent years with regards to becoming more equal, and legally I suppose we’ve pretty much made it. The next struggle is the social aspect of equality and homosexuality becoming normalised and accepted as ‘okay’ in society on an individual level. People like you are what stops that from happening. Sure, gay people can now get married, but what good is that if a married gay couple can’t walk down the street holding hands without fear of verbal or even physical abuse being hurled at them? Even during the referendum debates we had people say that they were afraid that their kids would have to learn about homosexuality if the vote was passed, effectively trying to stop their children from learning that gays even exist. So once again what you said in your comment is not my narrative because it simply untrue. I hope we can use this milestone as a foundation to move forward and carry on with the work that needs to be done. When we finally get there, whenever that may be, people like you will see that you can never win when your argument only propagates more hatred.

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    May 24th 2015, 6:31 PM

    Hold on, on one hand we are a “Catholic” country, yet asking the people for their vote is apparently ramming ideology down people’s throats?

    Isn’t it ironic, don’t you think? Far more than a minor weather inconvenience on the wedding day..

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    May 24th 2015, 6:32 PM

    Tldr

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    May 24th 2015, 7:12 PM

    Jenni – I did the tallies from Fingal & I ran out of space for the yes ticks on my tally sheets. The people have spoken!

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    May 24th 2015, 7:17 PM

    Fake Jenni, are you thick? There’s not that much reading in it.

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    May 24th 2015, 7:33 PM

    Similar to the Cllr above, I too was up and at a tally centre at 8.30 yesterday morning. The boxes I tallied in Cork were all coming in above 50% Yes (three boxes). Not all that many spoiled either, but a couple, both Yes and No were someone obviously didn’t read what the hell they were supposed to be doing. By 10.30, we knew our results were matching the other general reports and that Yes had it.

    Although if anyone can tell me wtf the point is in handing blank pages, I’d be interested to know. Why even bother? O.o

    Look, an “immediate recount” isn’t actually done because one person “can’t believe that the people would vote for X”. It’s done when the results are too close to call or there’s seriousreason to believe in tampering. Just for the sake of letting you know how it’s done:

    Ordinary people can sign up to help in the tallying. Mostly, unsurprisingly, they tend to involve people from the campaigns on both sides, since they’re the most interested and are likely to be following sites that tell them they can. If you are a tallyer, you write your name, your box number/name of the area, and tick Yes or No (or Spoiled) as the pages are placed in front of you while they’re being sorted. You must not touch a ballot paper. If one falls on the ground in front of you, you step back from it, to prevent ballot papers being stolen. There’s two tallyers per station and two sorters per station and everything is done over an open table with people going behind to watch it being done and General Public who are interested watching the proceedings. Once the sheets are sorted into fifties and bound, and a box is finished, the sorters count the papers and the tallyers count their results and write them down. That’s the prelim count. Mistakes happen, ofc. That’s why the count is redone once they’re all in by another group. It’s pretty hard to falsify it, overall.

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    May 24th 2015, 7:47 PM

    Samaris, any weird ones?

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    May 24th 2015, 8:07 PM

    Nah, not really. Some spoiled, some had the Xs ground in so hard that I’m amazed the paper survived. I think the presidential ones were more “entertaining” really, as ( wasn’t counting those, just saw some being sorted from the white sheets) a few had comments, generally along the lines of “Don’t need this position” and “Stupid waste of time” sorta thing. Even more of a waste of time to write it really, since it just means the ballot paper is spoiled and doesn’t get counted, no matter where the cross is! People writing in both boxes is also a no-no (literally, at one stage). Obey the rules, guys. Writing “No” (or indeed “Yes” in both boxes is also a spoil afaik, as well as putting a tick in one and a cross in the other. Ah, people. You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t prevent it from sitting in the pond.

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    May 24th 2015, 8:57 PM

    Lucky husband

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    May 24th 2015, 9:10 PM

    That’s pretty interesting. I would have thought it would have been counted once it was crystal clear what the intended vote was.

    Always wondered why they don’t have the amendment written I the ballot paper. Seems logical

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    May 24th 2015, 9:30 PM

    Only done it the once, so I can’t be entirely certain, but as far as I know (didn’t have that issue with the ones I counted), anything written on the ballot paper invalidates it. The tick or X must be in the box as well. If someone wrote Yes or No within the appropriate box, I counted it, but if someone wrote Yes or No in both boxes, I didn’t, and marked the Spoiled box on the tally sheet. These were only the preliminary counts, mind you, and I’m pretty sure they go through a further counting process as well (which is why you get the results being announced as preliminary results and then definitive results later on). Either way, it’s best to be consistent. They will get recounted. I suspect that the reasoning for not counting ones with writing on (or at least more than Yes/No) is that it could, in theory, make the voter identifiable, particularly in tiny contituencies, like the islands, which is against the secrecy principle of the vote.

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    May 24th 2015, 9:39 PM

    Thanks for that. I bet it was exciting

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    May 24th 2015, 10:17 PM

    Close the door behind you…

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    May 24th 2015, 10:28 PM

    Your marriage is nobody’s business but yours. The government aren’t the problem in your home. If you are failing to communicate with your husband the problem is with your marriage, nothing else. I recommend marriage counselling and some tolerance.

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    May 24th 2015, 5:14 PM

    And some online news outlets are completely obsessed with the referendum.

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    May 24th 2015, 5:16 PM

    This country just lost its soul. It’s worth a few articles.

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    May 24th 2015, 5:19 PM

    Please don’t reply to my comments “fake” Jenni.

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    May 24th 2015, 5:22 PM

    The yes side hates free speech.

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    May 24th 2015, 5:24 PM

    That’s true. Mow shut up.

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    May 24th 2015, 5:25 PM

    It’s nothing to do with free speech.
    I just hate muppets dangling out the rear of my comments.

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    May 24th 2015, 5:29 PM

    You don’t like your beliefs being challenged.

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    May 24th 2015, 5:31 PM

    Jenni I have no problem debating anyone. But someone who cloned another persons account in order to troll is just a sad individual who needs a good night out and a ride.

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    May 24th 2015, 5:32 PM

    @Jenni thats the most ironic statement I’ve ever heard.

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    May 24th 2015, 5:33 PM

    Says your man who leaves more comments then every other user combined.

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    May 24th 2015, 5:38 PM

    I’m a commenting machine Jenni
    Deal with it.
    You are a homophobic troll who clones accounts and more than likely licks windows.

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    May 24th 2015, 5:48 PM

    He’s a lean mean commenting machine, Fake Jenni.

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    May 24th 2015, 5:53 PM

    Jenni, you’ve become the official dingleberry of the journal. Hang proud troll.

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    May 24th 2015, 7:36 PM

    Ye wanted proof? Read back, both Joe and fake jenni urlse then instead of than repeatedly. Not a very common grammatical error

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    May 24th 2015, 7:52 PM

    and asked its alter ego out. Maybe we could have a referendum for the right to marry one’self, just for Joe/Jenni.

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    May 24th 2015, 10:36 PM

    Oh, sweet Jesus, @Jeni, give it a rest. You can say all the vitriolic bigoted nonsense you want but I get to challenge you on it. As you get to challenge me, if you so desire. And so on. That what an adult dialogue is. Free speech goes both ways.

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    May 24th 2015, 6:09 PM

    Guy’s guy’s guy’s just ignore her .All she wants is to antagonise everyone with her bigoted comments take away her fuel and the fire will fizzle out

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    May 24th 2015, 5:19 PM

    Can we give it a rest now. Thrilled that the yes won but so sick of politicians, by elections and the words referendum and marriage. We have to do this all again next year for the general election!!

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    May 24th 2015, 8:34 PM

    3 insignificant letters but today they make up the most powerful word in our modern day history.

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    May 24th 2015, 7:08 PM

    Well finally got to comments’ end, what a fun loving Sunday.

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    May 24th 2015, 9:40 PM

    I’m sick of listening to it now move on you had your day in the sun climb back into the cubord

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    May 25th 2015, 12:13 AM

    You can very easily skip the articles. Jog on Tony!

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    May 24th 2015, 11:32 PM

    Mongolia didn’t give a toss

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    May 25th 2015, 12:11 AM

    Great day to be Irish

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