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WE’VE HAD A fair few referendums in the past decade – and on 24 May, you’ll be able to vote in another one.
Ahead of that we’re taking a look back at referendums over the years. Let’s see how much you know…
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Is it not Referenda ? Like more than one? Or have I actually gotten too old to remember grammar
@Amanda Burns: You’ve opened up a can of worms there. It’s been a divisive issue among scholars for many moons, some say referendum actually has no plural
@Amanda Burns: that was question 13 but was scrubbed as per car reg plates it’d have to be numbered 131 and that would have caused confusion – in a similar way to the brexit vote!
@Tony Donoghue: put it to the vote and enshrine the result in the constitution!
@Tony Donoghue: is divisive only in Latin. in English it’s clear – referendum is the single noun adapted into English, and referendums is the plural. Only if we had a tipping point of use, would it become referenda. Referenda in Latin is also for a number of things being put for reference simultaneously, not for a plurality of referendum over time.
@Renton Burke: clear as mud, thanks
Ffs, didn’t realise that was the opening intro into our constitution.
@M Con: me neither. Sickening.
@M Con: Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I felt the same way.
Replacement of the opening line of the Constitution should be the next referendum
I know we won’t be able to vote for another five years after this. FFG candidates out! Varadkar out! #enoughisenough #thegravytrainendsnow
@Shane Murphy: Nothing stopping you running in the next General Election if you think there’s a better way. but I’m sure your only good for a rant on the internet.
@Shane Murphy: so you’ll vote for FF who people hate more than FG or you’ll vote for SF who can’t even form a government in the North but are happy to take the money each week.
@Barry Somers: the only thing that matters to me, this time around, is that every vote for everyone other than FFG/L is a vote against FFG/L. I’d vote for Jedward, Dustin The Turkey and one of the lowly runners working on Mrs Browns Boys, if they were on the list, but I’ll work with what I have.
I normally only ever put a number beside candidates I specifically wanted to vote for, but it’ll be free-for-all now. Everyone who hasn’t already given two fingers to the worst-off in Irish society will be gettin’ a vote from me.
@Joe Phillips: marvellous tactic there Joe.. down with rich people . Whoever they are .. up with poor people whoever they are … how do you identify rich people and poor people ..
Referendums can be run until you get the right answer.
@Padraic O Sullivan: Such as?
Did we vote twice on the Nice treaty
10/12
@sean o’dhubhghaill: so?
8/12
@Patrick Nolan: ok
You scored 3 out of 12!
What are ewe doing?
Your knowledge of referendums is lacking a bit, isn’t it? Time to brush up ahead of May 24.
Legalise IT
@johnbunton: I’m pretty sure the use/study of computers/telecommunications is legal.
@Sean O’ Donovan: The term you’re looking for is Information Technology
11/12. Quite pleased with myself.
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