Referendum!

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Anyone inclined to give an opinion? I am leaning towards a yes/no vote, the yes to remove what I see as sexist language in the constitution, the no because the government are so appalling in terms of providing services and rights to disabled citizens and I feel the clause is paternalistic and pushes care on families yet again

She was terrible.

I gave two very common examples of where people are being labelled far right. If the labelling wasn't commonplace for those two examples I wouldn't have been able to use them 🤷‍♀️

Peader Tobin is very strong here.

I'm going to have to take to the bed if Toibin keeps making sense 🫣

Yes, same here. But really, we are all likely to agree with everyone on at least one thing, even if it's just which biscuit is the best. It doesn't mean we agree with them on anything else.

😁😁 He's very strong & passionate also. Norma is week opposition.

I know, it is just highly unusual and therefore discomfiting for me.

With a strong whiskey or a cup of tea?

Yeah. That's why I keep telling myself that it's the same as us both liking chocolate hob nobs.

Jesus, Norma is weak.

Smelling salts 😂

The No side have come out so much stronger in the closing weeks debates.

That's another option.

But if you go for the cup of tea you can have a chocolate hob nob with it.

I'd be a hob nob traditionalist, chocolate not welcome!

Norma is trying to make a point but so unclear

Hmm. We'll have to agree to disagree.

The 'strive' thing is bad tbh.

No legislation overrides the constitution,

Helen McEntee was repetitious, she just repeated the same words over again.

I don't feel she debated well, she couldn't move away script

Nothing new there.

But she is not the right person to trot out.

Why can't they just put women who work in & outside the home in the constitution?

Insert words rather than completely remove women from the constitution? Why can't mothers, fathers & guardians be put in?

I can't believe Norma's finish. We provide secondary education too even though it's only primary guaranteed in the constitution.

I remember seeing her talking about the riots in Dublin and she was brutal. No redeeming features from a PR or political point of view. I suppose she just inherited the family business, she's not necessarily actually good at it.

And the big 'gotcha' head on her!

Whether you like Peadar or not he is an excellent debater.