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Ireland Votes For Marriage Equality
May 23^rd, 2015 at 9:08pm

Irish voters appear to have voted heavily in favour of allowing same-sex marriage in a historic referendum in the traditionally Catholic country.

Although a final result has not yet been announced, David Quinn, a leading campaigner against gay marriage and director of Catholic think tank the Iona Institute, has already conceded defeat.

Mr Quinn told national broadcaster RTE it was "obviously a very impressive victory for the 'Yes' side".

He added that early tallies indicated that those in favour of gay marriage had secured a victory "roughly in the region of two to one".

"Well done and congratulations to the 'Yes' side," Mr Quinn said

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-23/ireland-no-campaigner-concedes-defeat-in-g...

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issuevoter Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9200 The Great State of Mind Gender:	Re: Ireland Votes For Marriage Equality Reply #1 - May 23^rd, 2015 at 10:30pm If you live in Double Bay and he does not, make sure you get a pre-nup.
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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 72244 Gender:	Re: Ireland Votes For Marriage Equality Reply #2 - May 23^rd, 2015 at 11:36pm Ireland Votes For Marriage Equality Bobby will be happy
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Svengali Gold Member Offline Please don't thank me Posts: 3474 Gender:	Re: Ireland Votes For Marriage Equality Reply #3 - May 24^th, 2015 at 12:29am This will enable denizens UnsubRocky, innocentbystander and double plus good to try for a threesome wedding. Should a collection be started for their travel? I suspect they are already honeymooning.
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Grappler Truth Teller Feller Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 80265 Proud pre-1850's NO Voter Gender:	Re: Ireland Votes For Marriage Equality Reply #4 - May 24^th, 2015 at 12:43am Hush, but the place has never been the same since an ancient ancestor let St Patrick go.... now it's the marriage of the faggots, is it?
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Svengali Gold Member Offline Please don't thank me Posts: 3474 Gender:	Re: Ireland Votes For Marriage Equality Reply #5 - May 24^th, 2015 at 12:55am Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on May 24^th, 2015 at 12:43am: Hush, but the place has never been the same since an ancient ancestor let St Patrick go.... now it's the marriage of the faggots, is it? Was St Patrick an unrequited gay lover?
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____ Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 33410 Australia Gender:	Re: Ireland Votes For Marriage Equality Reply #6 - May 24^th, 2015 at 9:34am Nice to see this has put the homophobes on their back foot.
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gizmo_2655 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 16010 South West NSW Gender:	Re: Ireland Votes For Marriage Equality Reply #7 - May 24^th, 2015 at 9:39am Good on Ireland.
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cods Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 88048	Re: Ireland Votes For Marriage Equality Reply #8 - May 24^th, 2015 at 9:41am ____ wrote on May 24^th, 2015 at 9:34am: Nice to see this has put the homophobes on their back foot. how come????.... when are you off to Ireland then greenswin???...got the old bag packed.???..no not him silly..
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____ Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 33410 Australia Gender:	Re: Ireland Votes For Marriage Equality Reply #9 - May 24^th, 2015 at 9:44am cods wrote on May 24^th, 2015 at 9:41am: ____ wrote on May 24^th, 2015 at 9:34am: Nice to see this has put the homophobes on their back foot. how come????.... when are you off to Ireland then greenswin???...got the old bag packed.???..no not him silly.. Why. Just because I'm gay I have to marry?
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Re: Ireland Votes For Marriage Equality
Reply #10 - May 24^th, 2015 at 9:46am

Svengali wrote on May 24^th, 2015 at 12:55am:

Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on May 24^th, 2015 at 12:43am:

Hush, but the place has never been the same since an ancient ancestor let St Patrick go.... now it's the marriage of the faggots, is it?

Was St Patrick an unrequited gay lover?

I think he may have been - he was ambushed by that Roman Heresy of no marriage for priests etc, so he might have a strand or ten of some form of moral deviation there.

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Re: Ireland Votes For Marriage Equality
Reply #11 - May 24^th, 2015 at 10:07am

Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on May 24^th, 2015 at 9:46am:

Svengali wrote on May 24^th, 2015 at 12:55am:

Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on May 24^th, 2015 at 12:43am:

Hush, but the place has never been the same since an ancient ancestor let St Patrick go.... now it's the marriage of the faggots, is it?

Was St Patrick an unrequited gay lover?

I think he may have been - he was ambushed by that Roman Heresy of no marriage for priests etc, so he might have a strand or ten of some form of moral deviation there.

Considering St Patrick's grandfather was a priest, I think he might have been around before the ban on clergy being married actually came into force.

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"I just get sick of people who place a label on someone else with their own definition.

It's similar to a strawman fallacy"
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Brian Ross Gold Member Offline Representative of me Posts: 39569	Re: Ireland Votes For Marriage Equality Reply #12 - May 24^th, 2015 at 1:31pm gizmo_2655 wrote on May 24^th, 2015 at 9:39am: Good on Ireland. Yes, it appears that Ireland is no more the Priest-ridden island it once was. Woke up to the good news this morning.
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longweekend58 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 45675 Gender:	Re: Ireland Votes For Marriage Equality Reply #13 - May 24^th, 2015 at 7:16pm issuevoter wrote on May 23^rd, 2015 at 10:30pm: If you live in Double Bay and he does not, make sure you get a pre-nup. and make sure he isnt your half-brother! although according to gay-incest, that isnt a problem to him.
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Soren Gold Member Offline Posts: 25654 Gender:	Re: Ireland Votes For Marriage Equality Reply #14 - May 24^th, 2015 at 8:02pm The Irish are gay. They fight and kill each other over the interpretation of the Bible - and then they say we are as gay as each other. They want to be loved, no matter who is doin' the lovin'. Sad.
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