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'The Covid-19 infodemic left people confused about what to believe'

Meanwhile, problems with search engines have largely fallen under the public radar, writes FuJo’s Dr Eileen Culloty.

The Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2020 (Ireland) report was released today. Covering 40 countries across the world, the study aims to understand how news
is being consumed globally, with a particular focus on digital news consumption and the devices used to access the news.

THE COVID-19 CRISIS underscored the problems surrounding digital information.

The public faced an onslaught of news and opinion (often about conflicting scientific reports), as well as rumours, hoaxes, and conspiracy theories. The World Health Organisation (WHO) called it an ‘infodemic’: an overabundance of accurate and inaccurate claims that left many people confused about what to believe.

Ordinary people are arguably the most important component of any effort to combat online disinformation.

After all, disinformation only becomes a problem when people are willing to believe it or share it. Fact-checks play an important role by directly refuting false claims.

Throughout the pandemic, TheJournal.ie fact-checked a myriad of false claims and rumours, many of which circulated on Facebook and WhatsApp groups.

More broadly, media literacy aims to increase awareness about the importance of assessing the credibility of information. For example, the Be Media Smart campaign developed by Media Literacy Ireland has the core message: stop, think, and check.

At the FuJo Institute, we worked with Age Action to create a similar resource for older people who were particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 disinformation and scams.

Trust in media

Although the Digital News Report survey was undertaken before the crisis hit Ireland, it is reassuring to find that Irish attitudes to digital information are broadly positive. The majority of respondents (62%) are concerned about online disinformation and two thirds recognise the importance of independent journalism.

Regarding likely sources of disinformation, one-third are concerned about from governments and almost one-fifth are concerned about from activists.

This indicates an awareness that governments and activists may have a specific agenda that colours their communication.

Interestingly, 15% are concerned about receiving false information from ordinary people or peers; this is higher than the UK (7%) and the EU average (12%). Ordinary people are in fact a major source of disinformation, but often unwittingly and without bad intentions.

Many people think they are being helpful by alerting others to alarming stories, which seems to have been a big factor in the circulation of rumours and hoaxes surrounding COVID-19.

The online source most people are concerned about is Facebook. As Facebook is still the most popular online platform in Ireland, this is unsurprising.

However, YouTube is arguably as central to the disinformation ecosystem as Facebook. A recent study from researchers at the University of Ottawa analysed the top YouTube results for the terms ‘coronavirus’ and ‘COVID-19’ and found that more than a quarter of the most-viewed videos contained misleading information.

In addition, YouTube poses greater difficulties for fact-checkers because false claims are often embedded in lengthy videos.

Irish audiences are more trusting of news obtained via search engines (31%) than social media (19%), which probably reflects the attention placed on social media platforms as sources of disinformation.

Search issues

Related problems with search engines have largely fallen under the public radar.

The way search engines select and prioritise information is not neutral.

For example, a recent Covid-19 study found that Google Search and DuckDuckGo (an internet search engine which says its aim is to protect searchers’ privacy and therefore doesn’t profile users) returned completely different results for the same search queries.

In addition, autocomplete suggestions have been manipulated by bad actors and in particular by the far-right.

In 2016, an investigation by the Observer found that Google’s search algorithm and its autocomplete function prioritised websites promoting climate-change denial, homophobia and conspiracy theories.

Developing public understanding of these issues remains crucial. It is not enough to simply foster concern about online information, audiences need the media and information skills to understand how information is structured online and to evaluate credibility for themselves.

Dr Eileen Culloty is a researcher at the Institute for Future Media and Journalism at Dublin City University, where she focuses on disinformation. She is also a member of the working group panel of Media Literacy Ireland. This year’s global Digital News Report can be found here and the Irish report, sponsored by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI), can be found here.

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    May 10th 2018, 2:42 PM

    Anti choice side getting more and more desperate. Vote Yes to support Irish women, not export them

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    May 10th 2018, 2:50 PM

    @Stephen Kearon: Jaysus Stevo, I’d say you’re glad Meehole came out on the Yes side, otherwise you’d be out canvassing for a No vote.

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    May 10th 2018, 2:59 PM

    @Thomas Francis: She is a doctor who believes in Women’s reproductive rights and their right to bodily autonomy and presumption of capacity in making decisions about their own body and healthcare. Sounds like a great doctor to me.

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    May 10th 2018, 3:05 PM

    @Thomas Francis: Scratch the surface and the lie becomes apparent.
    She’s an American doctor who gets daily death treats from pro life groups. She goes out of her way to use over the top comments to highlight misinformation from the No side IN THE USA. She has nothing to do with the 8th amendment on Ireland.
    Your comment implies a yes vote will see her “let loose on our women”, it won’t. More lies. Don’t be fooled by the “No” lies. Vote YES

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    May 10th 2018, 3:13 PM

    @Thomas Francis: Unfortunately not enough people share or care about your opinion “Tom”.
    Are you ashamed to post under your own name by the way?

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    May 10th 2018, 3:30 PM

    @Stephen Kearon: you have evidence of this ?

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    May 10th 2018, 3:45 PM

    @Thomas Francis:
    “our women”, I’m sure they are not your women.

    Woman want control over their own bodies. Simple as that and not much to ask if you value any kind of personal integrity.

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    May 10th 2018, 3:50 PM

    @Thomas Francis: Any fetus with a skull the size of a ping pong ball is at a stage of gestation well after 12 weeks. At that point an abortion would only happen in Ireland the most serious of circumstances in regards to the health of the mother or fetus.

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    May 10th 2018, 3:50 PM

    @Thomas Francis: where is your profile… where are you from.?

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    May 10th 2018, 3:56 PM

    @Bat Daly:
    ‘ if you value any kind of personal integrity.’ Can you really be serious ?
    What about the integrity of baby’s skull crushed in the ‘procedure’ ?
    We be-mourn those abandoned to die on our streets, yet would presume to murder unborn babies in their mothers’ womb.

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    May 10th 2018, 4:09 PM

    @Danny Rafferty: That is my name, nothing else is your business.

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    May 10th 2018, 4:12 PM

    @Joe Travers: He’s one of the Conroy’s.

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    May 10th 2018, 4:30 PM

    @Thomas Francis:
    There are many things that are ugly and downright hard to take in life. Your emotive and graphic description is designed to mislead and evoke distress in any normal person as it should, but what are you doing to help unwanted babies brought into the world?
    I have asked this several times on the Journal of NO voters and have not had one answer !

    Lets say the NO vote is carried and the 8th remains, what organisation will you volunteer your time for to help disadvantaged children or unwanted babies of rape victims?

    Will you adopt or foster a child?

    What relevant charity wil you donate to?
    Or is it now none of your concern once the baby is born.

    Your NO vote carries responsibilities.

    Get of your high horse and help the living. Oh, but that’s too much trouble and might cost you money.

    You cannot have it both ways. Its very easy to vote no when it doessnt really affect you.

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    May 10th 2018, 4:49 PM

    @Bat Daly: spot on! And still nobody is answering your simple question…

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    May 10th 2018, 5:10 PM

    @Bat Daly:

    Well Bat, to answer your very specific questions the following refers:
    I’ve sponsored (on a rotating basis) an African child for nearly 25 years now.
    I’m in VdP (for years) and spent last night on visits; one of them was a young couple (both 20) who have a 3 year old cystic fibrosis child, and the girl is pregnant again.
    The young chap’s little cv is on my desk; I’ll have to type it out again such that it’s credible, and I’ll arrange that a pal gives him an apprenticeship in a large concern soon.
    The other visit was another 20 year old girl with a 6 month old baby; the father (21 – a child too !) has buggered off to Spain for the summer, leaving her hold the baby, and with 2k debt from loan sharks – and all this without notice
    And that was a ‘quiet’ night; we sometimes have to deal with depressed drug addicts (prescribed !) and (a hugely disproportionate) number of young cancer sufferers.
    Last month (and every month) my bank was dd’d by é149.70 for Trocaire, Action Aid, Bernardos and St.Josephs (home for the blind).
    I’m fortunate to be able to afford the above.
    Don’t give me the puerile ‘virtue signalling’ thingy that’s so popular now: you asked the question.
    And I don’t give a rat’s bottom if you believe me or not: I know and that’s all that matters.

    In relation to the graphic reality I described – they are facts, but have been since removed by the censor – and disturbing as they are they are NOT misleading. The etymology of ‘nice’ is ‘stupid’. We’re meant to be ‘nice’ now and sacrifice truth such that we don’t offend anyone. The vicious reality of what’s proposed be done to unborn babies is too disturbing for many.
    Oh, and I lost my brother to a very late stage termination, an absolute medical necessity to save our mother; and that’s what was necessary, so no issue with it.
    Now, I can’t engage further or I’ll never get out of the office tonight.

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    May 10th 2018, 5:23 PM

    @Thomas Francis: yes, go home and have a cup of tea

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    May 10th 2018, 5:26 PM

    @Stephen Kearon: anti choice to end a life due to selfishness. Why should any person have that choice. Vote No

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    May 10th 2018, 5:37 PM

    @Stephen Kearon: Give us a break journal.ie ….. unbelievable Bias shown… we are all waiting on a Pro Life article, Will we get one this century? VOTE NO..

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    May 10th 2018, 5:47 PM

    @Stephen Kearon: if you don’t like to use the words ‘Pro Life’ you can of course say we are anti choice to abort an unborn baby . I get why pro choice people love to use the ‘anti choice’ term as it suits your narrative and demonising of pro life people .

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    May 10th 2018, 6:05 PM

    @Thomas Francis:
    Well you have established your credentials. Thank you. You are the first that has done so.
    As far as believing you is concerned, I do, because if you were lying, this country would really be gone beyond redemption for me.

    So, I have to believe you, even if its only for my own sanity.

    As far as the people you are helping especially the couple, children bringing children into the world is not a good thing. That baby already has a mountain to climb in life.

    Why, as a society do we think we have the right impose this situation on that couple and subsequently on the poor child’s future?

    I doubt they either had the finances, the counselling nor the advice required to decide whether or not to bring that baby into the world.

    Its great looking through the world through rose tinted spectacles but I think that is a sad situation and not the way life should be brought into this world.
    I know you will vehemently disagree, but that is my considered opinion which many of my peers share.
    I hope you can continue to do your good work because if the 8th is maintained on the statute books, you are going to be busier than ever.

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    May 10th 2018, 6:07 PM

    @Thomas Francis: Your full name?
    Really?
    I doubt it.
    I tell you what is everyone’s business though: that political discourse is not destroyed by cowardly, anonymous fantasists who won’t stand over their “opinions” and lies, and seek to create emotive division instead of debating their points.
    What we see here is the No side reduced to a hysterical tantrum, and you don’t post under your full name because you’re concerned about what your friends and family would think of you.
    In short, you are ashamed.

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    May 10th 2018, 6:13 PM

    @Bat Daly: spot on…again

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    May 10th 2018, 7:18 PM

    @Bat Daly:
    ”As far as the people you are helping especially the couple, children bringing children into the world is not a good thing. That baby already has a mountain to climb in life.’
    Agreed – and the dad (20) has a blank on his birth cert where his father’s name should be.
    But that young couple (though in homeless accommodation) are together 7 years !. Neither drink, smoke or do drugs (and this is an area where used needles are like confetti.They’re very much ‘an item’ – and are – despite being abandoned by all, kind gentle people. The lad will get a job, we’ll get him doing his City & Guilds exams, and his new boss (a close friend of mine) will mentor him. And they told us that they’re engaged – so all they needed was a little intervention.

    In relation to the poverty argument, let me say that Beethoven’s mother was already a widow by the age of 18, and only three of a further six children survived to maturity, the eldest being Ludwig. I heard other things about her circumstance, but it would be unkind to propagate speculation – but our run-down are a paradise to those times. Cher’s, Celion Dion’s and Andrea Bocelli’s mums had made the abortion decision, but later rescinded.
    So – apparently – did Justin Bieber’s; and that’s where my resolve weakens….

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    May 10th 2018, 8:52 PM

    @Seamus Fitzpatrick: I prefer the term Forced Birthers myself.

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    May 10th 2018, 9:39 PM

    @Seamus Fitzpatrick: you forgot to include that you’re forced birthers too #repeal

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    May 10th 2018, 10:47 PM

    @Diddles Daffy: I could call you many things but I won’t

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    May 10th 2018, 11:26 PM

    @Elle Grehan: says who??? The government we trust so well? Give me a break. Only when it suits your agenda

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    May 11th 2018, 2:29 AM

    @Thomas Francis: I’m sorry but I might’ve missed something, are you actually suggesting Beethoven’s mom Magdalena Keverich raised alone him after Johann van Beethoven died?

    Mahgalena was widow at age 19, but she wasn’t married to Johann van Beethoven then – she met him later.

    Ludwig van Beethoven was her second son by Johann, she was never a teenage window with seven children.

    Johann van Beethoven died after his wife.

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    May 11th 2018, 10:15 AM

    @Thomas Francis: Pretty comprehensive answer Thomas and hard to argue with. I believe society is self-inflicting wounds that will take a long time to recognise as a “bad idea” and much longer to heal. A long time ago I fell for the liberal view that is so trendy now. It has caused me grief and hardship, but I think it couldn’t be avoided. I know what I’m talking about when being critical. I recognise it now as Cultural Marxism- a set of ideas that is pervading all of society and destroying the Western freedoms that generation after generation gave their lives to achieve. All vanishing now in a puff of smoke.. Unless..

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    May 11th 2018, 10:56 AM

    @Virtual Architect:
    ‘ A long time ago I fell for the liberal view . . . but I think it couldn’t be avoided’
    Indeed, and I acknowledge that; and given the pervasive and relentless orchestrated propaganda campaign as currently ongoing, it is now nigh on impossible for the young to see the truth. This is especially so given that the issue is so cleverly couched as inter-generational, anti-woman, anti-’establishment’ and anti-church. And the architects of this construct are experts, and have sat at the feet of masters such as the Tavistock Institute and Edward Bernays.
    Still, as you so rightly point out (and I feel chastised for my pessimism), ‘Unless…’

    (PS – must go to hospital now, so am required to be off-line for the duration)

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    May 11th 2018, 11:06 AM

    @Danny Rafferty:
    Did it ever cross you mind that I might be a journalist ? How long do you think the NUJ would permit my employment given my anti-NUJ stance ?
    Research HC cases as prove this point.

    You should not need to see my face; my words are well capable of sustaining themselves. This is not about you or me; it’s about trying to persuade (or shock, if it works) voters such that we avoid a legalised catastrophe in this country which will sanction the murder of countless unborn babies on the altars of hubris, convenience and life-style choices.

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    May 11th 2018, 11:48 AM

    @Thomas Francis: Are you serious”Tom”? Can a union really get you fired? Is being pro-life anti-NUJ? Are there no pro-life journalists?
    Sorry “Tom”, but that’s a hard sell.
    It’s not about individuals, but individual viewpoints constitute the body of public opinion – and unfortunately anonymity, whilst it has it’s valid uses in some cases, is abused far too often and particularly in debates like this.
    As far as I am concerned, any news site should hold it’s comments page to the same standards as a Letters to Editor page in a daily newspaper: I think we would witness a much more edifying debate then.
    Now, as to voting to avoid a legalised catastrophe: if you are to take that view the catastrophe has been upon us for years. That horse has long bolted.
    The 8th is a failure and will continue to fail.
    Bizarrely most pro-lifers claim they don’t want to prosecute or imprison women – so why keep a failed law that no one want’s to exercise?
    Binchy trots out his letters to the Times now and again and completely avoids this reality.
    It’s time to accept that if you really believe abortion is wrong, the 8th is not a tool to protect life, but rather to facilitate abortion out of sight and out of mind: and that is simple hypocrisy.
    The whole thing was a completely misguided adventure from the start and thatt’s painfully obvious to the majority of Irish people.
    The shock tactics simply will not work and do nothing but discredit any valid arguments that could be put forward.

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    May 10th 2018, 2:46 PM

    Crikey, the idea of campaigning on a level playing field REALLY scares the No side.

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    May 10th 2018, 2:50 PM

    @The Risen: there can be no level playing field with the entire political and media establishment campaigning for the pro-abortion side.

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    May 10th 2018, 3:03 PM

    @Dee O’Connoll: It’s called “Pro Choice” , you know, a woman can make a decision about her own body, not to be dictated to by the conservative right, the church, the Iona institute or even just men. Or you !!

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    May 10th 2018, 3:14 PM

    @Cathal Flood: hear hear Cathal!!

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    May 10th 2018, 3:46 PM

    @The Risen: Do you truthfully believe that the media, political establishment, etc has been balanced and fair on this debate?

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    May 10th 2018, 3:48 PM

    @Dee O’Connoll:
    I am voting YES and I really resent No campaigners describing me as pro-abortion.
    No one wants abortion but unfortunately, it is necessary for some women.
    Why is that so difficult to get?

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    May 10th 2018, 3:52 PM

    @Seamus Fitzpatrick: If you have independent stats that show a clear bias, please post them. I’ve been keeping an eye on radio/tv and they are bending over backwards to make sure both sides gets equal coverage.

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    May 10th 2018, 4:08 PM

    @Bat Daly:
    Bat, you may well be a decent chap but you’re seriously mistaken if you think for one moment that there won’t be horrific collateral damage done to countless normal growing unborn babies consequent on this proposed scatter-gun legislation.
    Deep down you must know this, and that the tragic mother-saving exceptions (of which I have very personal experience – and agree with) are being cynically used to push open the door for abortion-as-contraception.

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    May 10th 2018, 4:38 PM

    @Cathal Flood: Sorry Cathal it’s Pro death, how can you call it anything else, also has nothing to do with the church it’s a moral issue, who gives you or a woman the right to take a life .

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    May 10th 2018, 4:40 PM

    @The Hoodedman: The 8th Amendment is a Catholic Amendment, to say otherwise is more lies.

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    May 10th 2018, 4:40 PM

    @Seamus Fitzpatrick: Of course he does as its suits his agenda, however if the shoe was on the other foot all we’d hear is whining

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    May 10th 2018, 4:51 PM

    @The Hoodedman: “Pro Life” = ‘pro unsafe,illegal abortions’ = ‘pro death’

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    May 10th 2018, 4:52 PM

    @The Hoodedman: who gives you the moral right to tell a woman what to do with her life?

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    May 10th 2018, 5:27 PM

    @The Risen: I don’t keep stats but like you I have been reading the Times, Indo and following journal.ie and i feel particularly the journal and the Times have been very biased. As recently as yesterday for example the Times used an image of a man holding rosary beads when discussing pro life position. You dont need to be a genius to figure out the obvious reinforcement /cheap stereotype of pro life all being devout catholics. Secondly a pro life supporter was recently assaulted for trying to put up a poster(video footage widely available online) and it received very little media coverage. Contrast that with the large scale news coverage of the very radical posters against Simon Harris.

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    May 10th 2018, 5:54 PM

    @The Hoodedman: I confirmed yesterday that I have a condition that puts me at severe risk of death during pregnancy, especially in the last month, when abortion wouldn’t be possible. Even a c-section at that point could kill me.

    surely in a position like that, i should be allowed to abort early on, so that i can go on to adopt/foster if i want?

    This is something I’ve inherited from my mum, btw, who almost died during my birth as a result. the odds of me surviving ended up very low as well. had they known this would happen, my parents would have definitely considered abortion early on, and i don’t blame them for that. it would have been much safer for my mum, and less damaging to her health.

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    May 10th 2018, 6:13 PM

    @Seamus Fitzpatrick: ‘I don’t keep stats but like you I have been reading the Times, Indo and following journal.ie and i feel….’

    Get back to us when you can replace what you feel with what you can back up.

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    May 10th 2018, 6:18 PM

    @The Risen: Could you send me your stats please? I didn’t realize we were working in a research institute.

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    May 10th 2018, 6:23 PM

    @Seamus Fitzpatrick: I’m not making the claim of bias, you are. Your claim, your burden of proof.

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    May 10th 2018, 6:25 PM

    @Mirabelle Stonegate: This is probably going to sound really bad so apologies in advance, but here goes. Is there a way you could prevent yourself getting pregnant in the first place which would mean a situation like what you describe would not happen? I’m sure you’ve explored it already.

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    May 10th 2018, 6:45 PM

    @Toki Wartooth: who gives you the right to end a life coz its suits you.

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    May 10th 2018, 9:28 PM

    @The Risen: you disputed my view of bias but you didn’t provide any facts . We can all play your game.

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    May 10th 2018, 9:44 PM

    @Seamus Fitzpatrick: I asked you to back up your assertion, I did not dspute it or agree with it.

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    May 10th 2018, 9:50 PM

    @Nick Drake: there is only one sure way, which is removal of her uterus which will bring on early menopause, or abstaining from sex would do it too. The other precautions would likely work but are not 100%. I imagine most women would choose taking pills to terminate a pregnancy over a hysterectomy, but I’m not most women.

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    May 10th 2018, 10:12 PM

    @The Risen: you did dispute it . Read your earlier posts

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    May 10th 2018, 10:51 PM

    @Seamus Fitzpatrick: Copy and paste where I disputed it so.. Asking a person to provide evidence for their assertion is not the same as disputing it.

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    May 11th 2018, 2:59 AM

    @Eamonn Dunne: Good points, I’ll just point out that a hysterectomy isn’t some magical “solution” since estrogen is very important for women outside of just reproduction it helps with vascular system and keep your heart healthy. Which why many women don’t choose it.
    Or that’s at least what the docs told me during my diabetic
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    Also, it’s not a minor surgery.

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    May 11th 2018, 9:00 AM

    @Cathal Flood: indeed she can cathal but this decision effects the baby’s body. I have no concern as to what any woman does with her body. That’s her right. But what she does to the baby is a moral issue. VOTE NO

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    May 11th 2018, 10:22 AM

    @A Piece of Chalk: I know lots of other aetheists like myself who support the 8th. It’s much more about where society is going than about religion.

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    May 10th 2018, 2:45 PM

    I don’t understand why the ‘no’ voters are getting so upset. They suspended ALL adverts relating to the referendum. But of course it’s a ‘personal attack’ by the ‘yes’ side to rig the referendum in our favor… desperate much..

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    May 10th 2018, 2:56 PM

    @Edward Natali: why are the yes campaign so happy with massive corporate censorship on a scale not seen in modern times.

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    May 10th 2018, 3:01 PM

    @Dee O’Connoll: So were you in favour of the freedom of abortion information referendum? Did you agree with the prosecution of several SU members for standing up for freedom of information?

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    May 10th 2018, 3:36 PM

    @Dee O’Connoll: keep that in mine the next time the risen and others cry on the journal about big brother interfering in our freedom. They are the biggest mouths when it happen but seem ok with it on this subject

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    May 10th 2018, 3:50 PM

    @Edward Natali: I’ve literally just had a live video notification for the Save Both mob pop up on my feed so they’re obviously trying to get around the rules..

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    May 10th 2018, 3:51 PM

    @Dee O’Connoll: do you have a profile…. where are you from.?

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    May 10th 2018, 3:52 PM

    @Dee O’Connoll:
    where are showing this “happiness”?
    You are imagining things now from you siege mentality bunker. You are all getting desperate now and its become its been obvious for some days now that the 8th Amendment is gone.

    My only fear is complacency and the YES side wont come out so please come out and VOTE YES

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    May 10th 2018, 4:43 PM

    @Dee O’Connoll: C’mon anonymous profile, can you answer the questions I asked regarding freedom of speech, which suddenly concerns you?

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    May 10th 2018, 5:33 PM

    @Vigo The Carpathian: I presume you have no problem with Amnesty breaking the rules

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    May 10th 2018, 8:04 PM

    @Seamus Fitzpatrick: what rules have Amnesty broken in this campaign and could you then provide a credible link detailing it.

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    May 10th 2018, 9:31 PM

    @Paul Fahey: if you are claiming ignorance re Amnesty and Soros funding im not going to waste time explaining it to you.

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    May 10th 2018, 11:02 PM

    @Seamus Fitzpatrick: nothing to do with the abortion campaign. Second assertion you have made and cannot back up, odd that, people might think you make stuff up.

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    May 11th 2018, 12:03 AM

    @Paul Fahey: You are either incredibly naive re Amnesty and Soros or you simply won’t acknowledge it. But judging by your other posts there is a lot of things you won’t acknowledge . Keep those blinkers on.

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    May 10th 2018, 3:35 PM

    I was undecided, now these nut jobs have convinced me… YES!!

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    May 10th 2018, 3:38 PM

    @AJ: no you weren’t you were just looking for a reason you could throw out if anyone asked you if you voted yes be

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    May 10th 2018, 3:38 PM

    @AJ: no you weren’t you were just looking for a reason you could throw out if anyone asked you if you voted yes be

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    May 10th 2018, 3:54 PM

    @AJ: How is this even relevant to the referendum? One whack job with a computer does not affect the issues involved.

    There does appear to be more crazies on the No side but it dies not make all arguments for No redundant

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    May 10th 2018, 5:37 PM

    @AJ: if you are going to make your decision on the basis of some posts on journal it doesn’t say much for your thought process

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    May 11th 2018, 9:12 AM

    @AJ: wow. Decision making is not your forte is it. Genius reason for voting yes. Have chicken curry for dinner tonight. Save you having to make another important and life or death decision.

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    May 10th 2018, 2:42 PM

    The No campaign will sat it was Russian cyber hackers I’m sure….. But we all know who is behind this. …

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    May 10th 2018, 3:13 PM

    @Jamie Jj Tobin: who ? i dont know

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    May 10th 2018, 5:11 PM

    @Elvis Polkasalad: ever one but you so!

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    May 11th 2018, 10:33 AM

    @Jamie Jj Tobin: Who? Was it a false flag? I’m not saying that it was, just that the question is very much on my mind. There’s a trend of highly publicised attacks against the liberal side (e.g. Very weird Jo Cox murder during the Brexit campaign) but that’s probably just a highly unlikely coincidence. I also think it would be a very clever strategy by the Yes side but one that could also backfire badly.

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    May 11th 2018, 2:10 PM

    @Virtual Architect: a politician being murdered for her stance while out advocating for that stance in the run up to a referendum on that issue. murdering someone for their opinion is weird but I don’t think that’s what you’re trying to imply.

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    May 10th 2018, 2:44 PM

    ‘Together for Yes’ = Euphemism for ‘Together for abortion.’

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    May 10th 2018, 2:49 PM

    @Thomas Francis: ‘Thomas Francis’ = euphemism for ‘some far-right conspiracy theorist’.

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    May 10th 2018, 3:17 PM

    @Thomas Francis: Yeah. Who cares?

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    May 10th 2018, 3:51 PM

    @Thomas Francis: no profile there Thomas. Hiding anything.?

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    May 10th 2018, 4:28 PM

    @Thomas Francis: You ok hun?

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    May 10th 2018, 4:41 PM

    @Thomas Francis: Together for yes = uneducated Together.

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    May 10th 2018, 4:42 PM

    @Thomas Francis: so?

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    May 10th 2018, 5:01 PM

    @The Hoodedman: ‘Together for yes = uneducated Together.’

    LOL!

    These ‘uneducated’ people have been making mincemeat of every non argument argument the No side have put forward. So what exactly does that make you?

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    May 10th 2018, 5:17 PM

    @The Risen: adorable

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    May 10th 2018, 5:17 PM

    @The Risen: adorable

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    May 10th 2018, 6:52 PM

    @The Risen: Look you dose murder is murder simple. There is no argument hands down. you’re all so deluded, you actually believe Your Own Shite, your all like robots ,shouting exterminate, exterminate poxy sheep the lot you.

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    May 10th 2018, 6:54 PM

    @The Risen: nothing like you thankfully

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    May 11th 2018, 12:56 AM

    @Thomas Francis: Love both = love one, an unborn foetus, while happy to inflict further pain on women in crisis and export abortion, which has and always will exist. You lot don’t love anything near as much as you do your narrow minded conservative policies that impinge personal freedom.

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    May 10th 2018, 3:41 PM

    PROBALY done it themselves , to try and make the NO side look BAD,

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    May 10th 2018, 3:50 PM

    @Elvis Polkasalad: where is your profile.?? Where are you from.?

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    May 10th 2018, 3:54 PM

    @Elvis Polkasalad: yeah because the save the eighth campaign haven’t done anything that makes them look bad of their own volition
    So much for freedom of speech

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    May 10th 2018, 3:55 PM

    @Elvis Polkasalad: because they needed more examples of the No side looking bad? It’s not enough that the No side lie constantly (and badly) or associate with those South African nutjobs outside maternity hospitals?

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    May 10th 2018, 3:55 PM

    @Elvis Polkasalad: They definitely don’t need any help, the no side have made an absolute show of themselves, protesting outside maternity hospitals & putting disgusting posters up outside a children’s school!

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    May 10th 2018, 5:02 PM

    @Karen Wellington: I dont lie , and i dont agree with what those south africans done outside the hospitals, they should be thrown out of the country, but it would not surprise me if the the together for yes side hacked there own website page to make the NO side look bad , There is a change in the air as people realise that if they vote yes they will be killing Healthy children

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    May 10th 2018, 5:09 PM

    @Joe Travers: all over the world ,joe , memphis baby , fhank you very much

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    May 11th 2018, 12:05 AM

    @Karen Wellington: I thought you made the yes side look bad Karen when you called the pope the “democratically elected leader of the paedos”

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    May 11th 2018, 10:36 AM

    @Elvis Polkasalad: if you want I can give you the name of the pro choicer who committed the assault.

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    May 10th 2018, 4:04 PM

    They forced birthers are desperate because they know they’re going to lose. They’ve really shown themselves in this campaign to be utterly callous, misogynistic, judgmental and dismissive of women.

    Women don’t exist to them, we’re just incubators of zygotes but once there’s a child out of it, there’s a new hate if you’re a single parent, poor, have ill health etc…

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    May 10th 2018, 4:13 PM

    @Jackie Lew:
    As an Irish person I never in my entire life heard anyone say “forced birthers” is that an American expression.
    Reminds me of the time I was in Orlando and a young boy realizing I was Irish said “Top of the morning to you” Never heard an Irish person use that expression either. Just saying.

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    May 10th 2018, 4:24 PM

    @Aine O Connor: It’s exactly what I and my friends refer to anti choicers as and we’re all Irish. Language evolves and spreads, we live in a global village.

    Forced birthers are exactly that, I’m not going to refer to them as pro lifers because they’re not. They don’t recognise the life of a woman or girl at all.

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    May 10th 2018, 4:27 PM

    @Jackie Lew: I am proudly pro-life and do not recognise myself or any other pro-life person known to me in your alleged description of us. Love Both and Vote NO.

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    May 10th 2018, 4:36 PM

    @Michael Daly: The comments from people like yourself show otherwise. If you can’t see that then you’re just like them.

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    May 10th 2018, 4:55 PM

    @Michael Daly: you are a ‘forced,birth jihadists’ …and as for your “Love Both” -absolute rubbish.

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    May 10th 2018, 4:55 PM

    @Michael Daly: you are a ‘forced,birth jihadists’ …and as for your “Love Both” -absolute rubbish.

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    May 10th 2018, 6:01 PM

    @Jackie Lew: I doubt if you’d be willing to accept responsibility for every pro-choice choice comment made here!

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    May 10th 2018, 6:03 PM

    @Abortion Saves Lives: Such a well thought out response you had to say it twice. Anything to offer besides hateful name-calling?

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    May 10th 2018, 6:33 PM

    @Abortion Saves Lives: Your Abortion Saves Lives alias is hilarious, it sounds like a dumbass made up that name when I went to find out more by clicking on your profile name I found this:

    Sorry, that page doesn’t exist!
    You can search Twitter using the search box below or return to the homepage.

    Another troll account I’m sure.

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    May 11th 2018, 1:01 AM

    @Michael Daly: you are anti the life of women. Wake up to that fact. Who are you to tell anyone else what to do with THEIR own body. Wake up to your blind sense of compassion and cruelty towards WOMEN.

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    May 11th 2018, 10:21 AM

    @Edel Quinn: Women’s lives are not endangered by the 8th Amendment. No woman is denied necessary life-saving treatment even if it has the unsought consequence of the death of the child in the womb. In her evidence to the Oireachtas Committee Dr. Rhona O’Mahony stated that in treating a pregnant woman she is dealing with two patients. Therefore there are two bodies involved. I have compassion for both mother and child.

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    May 11th 2018, 10:38 AM

    @Jackie Lew: I think your spiteful post says more about you than pro life people.

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    May 11th 2018, 10:39 AM

    @Jackie Lew: There’s this law that means my body is constrained against harming people. It’s my body. Why can’t I use it as I like? It’s just so unfair. I’m a forced lifer.

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    May 10th 2018, 2:44 PM

    How does CauseVox ensure there are no illegal foreign donations being made?

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    May 10th 2018, 2:51 PM

    @Dee O’Connoll: Foreign donations are not illegal and if it the No side would be screwed.

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    May 10th 2018, 2:55 PM

    @Nicky O’Donnell: foreign donations are illegal see the SIPO ruling on illegal foreign funding of Amnesty International.

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    May 10th 2018, 3:35 PM

    @Dee O’Connoll: I wonder how the No side have been able to afford sooooo much advertising. I watch YouTube regularly and have been bombarded with No campaign ads.

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    May 10th 2018, 3:42 PM

    @Dee O’Connoll: The exact same way the Save8th do on their donation page you tick a little box to confirm you are a resident of ireland.

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    May 10th 2018, 3:55 PM

    @Dee O’Connoll: What is your obsession with trying to claim Causevox as being some kind of external agitator? Once again cus your previous uninformed comment got deleted, they are a hosting service. Its up to both sides to check where their fundraising is coming from.

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    May 10th 2018, 4:39 PM

    If the No side win this they’ll come after a womans right to travel next..

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    May 10th 2018, 5:26 PM

    @Vigo The Carpathian: that’s the same point Matt Cooper was trying to make to Eamon O Cuiv on the radio last week and it was stupid then as well.

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    May 10th 2018, 8:11 PM

    @Ciaran: why is it stupid? Surely if you are against abortion you would be against the right to travel out of the state for one.

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    May 10th 2018, 8:21 PM

    @Ciaran: The same type of people who are in favour of the type of restrictive abortion legislation that sees women strapped to a bed as a forced incubators or that allows a woman die of blood poisoning for the want of a 10 minute medical procedure allowed in nearly every other country on earth would have no problems pulling a womans right to travel to prevent an abortion and wouldn’t hesitate to push for it if they thought for a second they were on a roll.. They already made that clear during that campaign when they pushed to ALLOW GARDAI ARREST AND DETAIN PREGNANT WOMEN IF THEY WERE SUSPECTED TRAVELLING FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROCURING AN ABORTION .. Same people are running the No Campaign now..

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    May 12th 2018, 10:51 AM

    @Vigo The Carpathian: Your reaching now Vigo

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    May 10th 2018, 3:00 PM

    Not the way to conduct a campaign.

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    May 10th 2018, 4:15 PM

    @Thought Criminal: but it is a campaign and like most sides of a referendum it’s rarely civil! Dirty tactics misinformation should all be reported and investigated. Hefty fines should be imposed.

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    May 10th 2018, 4:16 PM

    Repeal the 8th in the long term = more housing, less social welfare payments, less child benefit, less down syndrome, more educated women, bigger health budget, schools under less pressure, less neglected kids, less crime, less councilling, safer practises, more europe, less religion, more open, less ignorance.

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    May 10th 2018, 4:26 PM

    @David:
    And when the majority of the population is elderly less taxpayers to pay old age pensions and care of elderly,. More lonely people who have no relatives to look out for them. As in many countries in Europe migrants will be needed to provide essential services.

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    May 10th 2018, 4:45 PM

    @Aine O Connor: You do get that is happening regardless? People are still going to have babies but those children will not suffer like many do now. There are going to be less jobs in the future as AI and automation kick in. Just think of all the driving jobs going over the next 30 years.

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    May 10th 2018, 4:50 PM

    @David: Well summed up. The drop in crime in many major US cities is believed related to the availability of abortion, less unwanted and uncared for children reared in poverty and deprivation.
    The forced birth supporters couldn’t care less about children once they’re born.

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    May 10th 2018, 5:00 PM

    @Jointheclubtoo:
    By that assumption you are saying that only deprived people are having abortions, that a bit of a stretch or maybe you mean that only poor people should abort their children .
    Did it ever occur to you why people are poor it’s because the rich ante getting richer and the poor are getting poorer , Greed is alive and well

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    May 10th 2018, 5:01 PM

    @Aine O Connor: Less and less workers needed due to automation. Money and money as debt is created at will by governments and banks. Mass production means there is an over supply of goods, it is a different world now. There is presently no serious decline in the world’s population.

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    May 10th 2018, 6:03 PM

    @David: You actually say less Down Syndrome as a benefit of Repeal. You should be ashamed of yourself. I hope people with DS or their relatives did not read your post.

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    May 10th 2018, 6:36 PM

    @David:What an insensitive comment to make ‘Repeal the 8th …. less down syndrome’ You must be very proud of yourself.

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    May 10th 2018, 6:41 PM

    @Seamus Fitzpatrick: he really shouldn’t every person who has had a child would have preferred them not to have it. Some people won’t have an abortion if the child has DS and that is their choice Why anyone would insist that others must have children with disabilities to soothe their own views is demented in my view. Many families are destroyed by the care needed by one family member and I would not deny that choice for them. Many people who deal with such situations would not deny the choice because they know the reality.

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    May 10th 2018, 8:27 PM

    @David: “more Europe”? WTF??

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    May 10th 2018, 9:07 PM

    @Jointheclubtoo: the worlds population increases by a 1% every year!

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    May 10th 2018, 9:39 PM

    @Kal Ipers: so you actually believe that people with DS who read that post or parents/relatives would not be disgusted. Shame on you.

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    May 11th 2018, 1:31 AM

    @David: you forgot ‘more dead babies’

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    May 10th 2018, 2:49 PM

    I reckon that the ddos was aimed at the crowdfunding website itself rather than the yes campaign as such ddos attacks are rarely initiated from Ireland. By the way surely their are data protection issues about storing donors details on US servers. Commissioner please note

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    May 10th 2018, 2:55 PM

    @techman: But CauseVox said that the attack came from within Ireland.

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    May 10th 2018, 3:03 PM

    @Brendan O’Brien: DDOS attacks are initiated by someone who has control over thousands of compromised computers which are distributed all over the world. It is always difficult to decide where the attack is initiated. Honestly I would say it is unlikely to be Ireland. And I would be surprised if the source could be identified so quickly. It may simply be a rouse to draw attention to the site in the hope that it would increase publicity.

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    May 10th 2018, 4:31 PM

    @techman: That is one method. It can be done with access to a powerful server and virtual machines. Source can be identified very quickly in that case. It is not always difficult to say where it comes from and could have been done by people with little knowledge of how to hide their tracks.

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    May 10th 2018, 4:31 PM

    @techman: LOL “techman” firstly its very easy to quickly identify where a ddos attack has come from, secondly as long as the company has the correct certification there are no issues storing this data on us servers, maybe do your research….”techman” hilarious

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    May 10th 2018, 4:39 PM

    @DrRexButts: That’s the amazing thing about these type of people. In 1983 it was common knowledge locally that two prominent anti abortion men, had paid for trips to England for women other than their wives in previous years.

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    May 10th 2018, 4:51 PM

    @Jointheclubtoo: In fairness it could have upset them so much they didn’t want it to happen again. I do find people who are very vocal on subjects often don’t care about a subject till it affects them and then go on about it. Had a friend very vocal about state funded childcare but prior to having child was vocal about how parents should pay.

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    May 10th 2018, 6:11 PM

    @Kal Ipers: True.

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    May 10th 2018, 4:26 PM

    Two No campaigners told me earlier that if Irish women could just keep their legs crossed there would be no need for any abortion and there would be no servickle cancer problems either. He was dead sure on this and he said to me that all these problems are womens problems and they can avoid them altogether by keeping their legs crossed and their eyes facing down

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    Mute Rachel O' Meara
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    May 10th 2018, 4:31 PM

    @Inanimate Carbon Rod: There’s some smell of bull off that story!

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    May 10th 2018, 4:33 PM

    @Inanimate Carbon Rod:
    Cervical cancer.

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    May 10th 2018, 5:10 PM

    @Rachel O’ Meara: You can’t be Irish if you think that’s bs. That’s exactly what Irish women are up against!

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    May 10th 2018, 5:59 PM

    @Colette Kearns: Irish born and bred. I’ve never ever heard someone say something like that. Sounds like someone made it up to to incense people reading the comments section and to further the yes sides agenda.

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    May 10th 2018, 6:18 PM

    @Rachel O’ Meara: I often heard people say stuff similar to that, many times if they just kept their legs closed blah blah blah. They should mind their own business!

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    May 10th 2018, 6:34 PM

    @Inanimate Carbon Rod: Lies.

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    May 10th 2018, 8:10 PM

    @Rachel O’ Meara: in fairness I have read it on this site before now.

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    May 10th 2018, 9:42 PM

    @Inanimate Carbon Rod: Oh please. We have all heard the same extreme views on pro choice side too.

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    Mute Emma Murphy
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    May 10th 2018, 3:54 PM

    False flag to play the victim.

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    May 10th 2018, 4:27 PM

    @Emma Murphy: see Emma, yesterday you were moaning about censorship
    This is actual censorship, where’s your outrage today?

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    May 10th 2018, 4:01 PM

    who cares. this happens all the time. mostly denial of service issues cause many websites hosted in the data centre to go down. its happened to our company many times over the years. this is a nothing thing only click bait.

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    May 10th 2018, 4:28 PM

    @Datuk Don: I said that earlier sounds like a rouse to publicise the site

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    May 10th 2018, 5:00 PM

    @techman: yes, which says a great deal about your position, because you did this with no evidence and seemingly no technical knowledge, for that was obliterated by another poster. Fraud.

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    May 10th 2018, 6:13 PM

    @Datuk Don: don’t be ridiculous with your every day experience and knowledge of the subject, this is a perfect chance for the pro abortion fan club Journal hacks to get the boot in on the No campaign for the umpteenth time. Imagine what they would write if the roles were reversed. Tumbleweed…. Censorship and biased media coverage is the order of the day. Like a Nazi propaganda machine.

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    May 10th 2018, 4:21 PM

    Irish people are well educated and are well able to use their critical thinking skills to make up their own minds on this issue.
    Both sides are so caught up with their own campaigning that they can’t see the wood from the trees and it’s just continuous slagging on both sides. Their influence is very overrated and postering is a waste of time and money.

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    May 10th 2018, 4:28 PM

    @Aine O Connor: there’s only one side playing dirty ‘Aine’

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    May 10th 2018, 4:36 PM

    @Chucky Arlaw:
    I for one cant wait until this is over because I am sick and tired of listening to the same old arguments day in day out .

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    May 10th 2018, 6:38 PM

    @Chucky Arlaw: Yes and we all know who they are, the comments from some of those people can only be described as filthy.

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    May 10th 2018, 6:42 PM

    @Aine O Connor: I believe we are on opposite sides of the argument, however what you say here is completely true. This is becoming very divisive all over the country, the abuse & name calling here alone in the comments is getting OTT. I’d be happy if we could just have the vote tomorrow, or least if people could debate the issue in a civil manner.

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    May 10th 2018, 4:53 PM

    @Joe Travers: checking me out were you , you need to get up a lot earlier to do that, I am from moscow russia my friend,

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    May 10th 2018, 5:55 PM

    Campaigners/Google/facebook/youtube really over state their importance in all this, they have about as much influence on my vote as astrology has on my future…….. which is absolutely none.

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    May 10th 2018, 4:34 PM

    #fakenews

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    May 10th 2018, 3:47 PM

    Pro lifers are disgusting

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    May 10th 2018, 4:50 PM

    @Fabio Dillon: Oh for the love of… Is that what you’re reduced to, childish insults? If you can’t repspect those who disagree with you then what do you win, what do you gain?
    At the end of the day what is this about for you, and you alone, as only you can answer that. If it’s just about winning an arguement. Fine, you win. Now off you go. If it’s about impressing someone, you won’t, not this way.
    Take your time to form YOUR beliefs, research them and think about them then form a reasonably qualified opinion of your own. Some may walk away and never agree with you, maybe throw childish insults? Many more, even if they disagree with you, will respect your opinion.

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    May 10th 2018, 7:50 PM

    @Jed I. Knight: I think they’re disgusting. I really don’t care what you think of my opinion. I didn’t read your dribble.

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    May 10th 2018, 8:37 PM

    @Fabio Dillon: maybe ya should have you flute..

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    May 10th 2018, 8:45 PM

    @Fabio Dillon: What age are you?

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    May 10th 2018, 10:09 PM

    @Bat Daly:
    What exactly are you doing to help the living? Killing their unborn babies perhaps, how could killing be helping the living, is it some kind of sick joke or something? Your greatest advocate Simon Harris won’t even debate this killing with the pro life, what’s he afraid of? I suppose it would be a hard sell especially on national TV, he’s a coward like Meehole and Coovnie , bring them all out on national TV and you’ll get answers to any questions you have. They can’t protect women’s health as it is without complicating it with another so called “healthcare” issue, ffs it it was any other country in the world they would all be locked up, I would personally take on the three of them in front of the nation. Shower of p- – - – s.

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    May 11th 2018, 1:29 AM

    Oh you Yes voters, completely sucked in by the lies yet again. Where is the proof that this was someone involved in or a supporter of the NO campaign? Tin foil hats at the ready. Such a hypocritical bunch of sheep, follow the hip and trendy(for now) agenda. All on here blasting the NO side with zero proof yet again. Worried much?

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