Yearly Archives: 2013

Rob & Brendan(Rob, from New Jersey (right) with Brendan from Dublin)

Yes, you on the left with the prowling fingers.

Knowing that you sometimes check Broadsheet “first thing” your boyfriend Rob has asked us to pass on a message to reach you “before 7am” on October 5, your first anniversary together.

He has something to ask you.

Warning: the following contains declarations of love, tenderness and US-levels of emotional frankness that some Irish viewers may find distressing.

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Although based on a small number of voters in a specific area, the exit poll for Independent.ie indicates the margin will be far closer than opinion polls indicates and the result is too close to call. The exit poll of just 100 voters showed the Yes and No vote neck-and-neck. The poll was taken at four polling stations in County Laois today, immediately after voters had cast their ballots. The tally for the day, from the unscientific sample, worked out at 53pc Yes to 47pc No – making the outcome far from clear cut.
The exit poll revealed a pattern of a far stronger No vote than predicted by the opinion polls.

Seanad referendum too close to call: Independent.ie exit poll reveals (Independent.ie)

David Higgins writes:

If I were to present a poll like this in one of my statistics classes I’d be laughed out of the room. Maybe I’m being overly nerdy here, but it’s a gross abuse of statistics to claim that this poll means anything, especially when it’s being taken in only one county….

Meanwhile….

spiddalBrigid Breathnach writes:

Some last minute bilingual electioneering in the polling station in An Spidéal, Co. Galway

 

90306088YOU decide (if you live in the Midlands North West constituency).

Pro-Life Senator Rónán Mullen writes:

As you know, I am encouraging people to vote ‘NO’ to the abolition the Seanad. It is not the political reform we need and it would do more harm than good to our democratic system. If you haven’t voted yet today, please register your opposition to what the Government is doing.
I’d also like to mention that, in any event, I intend to be an independent candidate in the European Elections next year for the constituency of Midlands North West. I have been reluctant to declare this during the present campaign lest it be wrongly portrayed as undermining my arguments for retaining the Seanad. It has been my intention for some time to run for the European Parliament. I’d like you to know that this applies regardless of tomorrow’s result.
The make-up of the Euro-constituency will be: the Connacht-Ulster counties plus Longford, Westmeath, Laois, Offaly, Meath, Louth and Kildare.
I would be very grateful for your support in that campaign and for your involvement in whatever way you see fit.

 

Thanks A

church

Models Tim and Deirdre reenacting Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden in a video for Church at the Pint, Eden Quay, Dublin tomorrow night.

Direct from the mind of James Kavanagh.

Yes. Exchequer Street Boy!

James writes:

Church has been on hiatus for two months while our venue the Pint has been refreshed and secured its late licence. We’re now back and bigger and better than ever. We just released our new video and would love if you give it a share as a lot of effort went into it.

 

Service starts at 11PM. €5

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