#elections Ireland

[rubysevens]

anyway in the past week the irish government has voted down two motions which would have condemned the genocide in gaza.

i need everyone to stop lionising ireland as if its not also a european government with strong ties to the us. american weapons pass through shannon airport and will continue to, because yesterday the motion to stop that was voted down 83 to 50.

other governments have done much more but somehow people still act as though ireland is the ultimate palestinian ally and exempt from criticism on its handling of palestine bc it was once colonised, even though that past experience clearly isnt being taken into account by the irish government when creating policy.

i live here i know there’s a lot of public support and sympathy for palestine, which is great, but that isnt reflected in government, and i think ireland should be treated like other countries whose governments have done nothing.

[irishthings]

Lads is it just me or

Does Simon Harris look

Really uncomfortable

[mapsontheweb]

Results of the recent Northern Ireland local elections This marks the first time that nationalist parties gained a greater share of the vote than unionist parties, with Sinn Féin becoming the largest party in local government.

by @ElectionMapsUK

[alternativeulster]

based rté forgets about king charles, proclaims michelle o'neill as our new sovereign

[phantom-of-the-memes]

Since the presidential elections for the US are happening this year, I’d like to give just a little reminder.

Not everyone on here is from the US. It’s so aggravating to be harassed with messages and anons of people demanding to know why you’re not posting about it, or reblogging info, or making it known who you’re voting for… no one… I’m not from and have never been to the US.

And you wouldn’t think this would have to be said, but only people with US citizenship can vote in your elections. So no, people in Ireland, etc. don’t vote for your politicians.

I’m not even joking when I say tourists come here and ask who you’re voting for/ encourage you to vote for ___. I’ve seen Americans write “vote Trump” in the dust in cars. They walk around in their MAGA merch and insist on talking to you about American politics like you are involved. And idk maybe that’s just a symptom of dumbass trumpies, but I’ve had democrats say the same to me.

You also get the asks that acknowledge that it’s not your country’s election, but still think you should be posting to “raise awareness”… girl everyone in the fucking world knows every bit of info about your elections. It is shoved in our face constantly. Because the internet/ media operates as if America is the entire world.

It’s insane. Like people in our own country will know more about American politics than our own! Americans don’t post or even acknowledge other country’s elections, so why are we obligated to do so for yours?

[doctorwhoisadhd]

so wait, since i was just reminded of the recorder thing donna talked about in the giggle, i now have a question for uk ppl: do yall learn the recorder in school? like in a music class? and like how much do yall have music class over there?

[madame-thedas]

gorgeous gorgeous girls want to see the fall of the british empire

[stairnaheireann]

#OTD in 1969 – Bernadette Devlin was elected MP for Mid Ulster, standing as the Independent Unity candidate; at 21 years old, she was Britain’s youngest ever female MP and the third youngest MP ever.

Devlin was born in Cookstown, Co Tyrone to a Roman Catholic family. She attended St Patrick’s Girls Academy in Dungannon. She was studying Psychology at Queen’s University Belfast in 1968 when she took a prominent role in a student-led civil rights organisation, People’s Democracy. Devlin was subsequently excluded from the university. She stood unsuccessfully against James Chichester-Clark in the…

[celt-punk-nation]

The Irish unification of 2024... Lads, look at the election so far, it begins...

[scratching92]

Over the past few weeks I've seen people praise the Irish Government's response to Israel's actions in the Gaza strip, and while I think saying the Irish government's response is better than the US or the UK's response isn't untrue, it is worth reminding everyone that the current Irish Government has been stonewalling both the Occupied Territories Bill and the Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill. The Irish people might have solidarity with the people of Palestine, but that is at best only pandered to by our current government.

[thewuzzy]

[ba1rog]

[mapsontheweb]

1918 Irish General Election

by u/kaioone

Interesting map showing the last general election in Ireland before the creation of the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland.

Note those areas which did not receive what they wanted:

(Some of) Dublin voted for Irish unionists, wishing to stay in the UK.

The Tyrone area (Dark green in modern day Northern Ireland) which voted for Sinn Fein, wanting to leave.

The area to the west of the above, in light green, which voted for home rule, but not independence. Now part of the Republic.

Area south of the above, - voted for Irish unionists, wishing to stay in the UK. Now part of the Republic.

Waterford, in light green in the South, which voted for home rule, but not independence. Now part of the Republic.

The 1921 Irish elections would yield similar results but used a different not geographical voting system, with:

Southern: 124 Sinn Fein seats and 4 unionist. Northern: 40 Unionist, 6 Sinn Fein, 6 IPP (Home Rule).

I guess it’s important to remember the areas that were put to one side or the other without the people’s wishes.

[cbk1000]

Until we know whether or not Trump will be our 47th president, I'd appreciate it if you would all pretend I'm Canadian.

[zaddyazula]

the irish reunification of 2024 could be in the works here…