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A MORATORIUM ON broadcasters covering the Fiscal Compact referendum will come into effect from 2pm today.
The moratorium remains in effect until 10pm tomorrow when polling stations close.
It means that during this moratorium period radio and television broadcasts that are regulated in the Republic of Ireland will not be permitted to carry any content that relates to issues in the referendum.
It also applies to any person appearing on radio or television.
Michael O’Keeffe, Chief Executive of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI), explained: “The moratorium is not intended to preclude coverage during this period of legitimate news and current affairs stories that are unrelated to the referendum.
“However, broadcasters should avoid airing content that it believes is intended and/or likely to influence or manipulate voters’ decisions during the moratorium period.”
Explanatory guidance on the moratorium has been published on the BAI website.
Counting votes in the referendum will begin at 9am on Friday at various count centres around the country with results being returned to the Central Count Centre at Dublin Castle.
Early tallies from count centres across the country’s 43 constituencies on Friday morning should indicate which way the referendum is likely to go.
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I will be voting No
PJs Treaty Poll
Thumbs up for NO
Thumbs down for YES
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PJ
I hope you will have a poem for after the referendum !
Hopefully a poem of victory! :)
Vote no, its the only sane thing to do for gods sake!!!!
Absolutely !
What in the name of god are we going to do after this referendum?? I can only hope we’ll get another one to keep us going.
Children’s Rights in the autumn.
Bertie Ahern, Jim Power, Brian Cowen, EndaKenny, M Martin, Phil Hogan, Seanie Fitz, Fingers Fingelton, David Begg ALL voting yes! VoteNo to banksters!
Water Charges and House Tax will reappear as if by magic.
Thanks be to Jaysus for small mercies. Sick and tired of hearing the same shyte coming out of the mouths of the same gombeens
I thought Inda Kenny said that canvassing for a YES vote would continue until every ballot box was sealed? Maybe it’s just a media blackout? Or not?
Just keep him away from the tv camera’s for another few hours for gods sake!
They can continue to canvass but there will be a media blackout from 2pm.
6 months in the joy for any presenter who uses the words ‘fiscal treaty’.
Thanks Be to God, Our Destiny is now left in the hands of the Sheep unfortunately !!!
At last, a bit if rest!! Sick of it after two days!!
What no more Enda debating the fiscal treaty? I’m going to miss that.
Our system is fundamentally broken people..
“The process of the unsustainable collapsing and a new, more sustainable model emerging is called revolution, and it combines cultural, technological, financial and political elements in a dynamic flux.History is not fixed; it is in our hands. We cannot await a remote future transition to transform our lives. Revolution begins with our internal understanding and reaches fruition in our coherently directed daily actions in the lived-in world.”
It takes brave people to stand up to what needs to change.
We can do it one step at a time.
This is not a election, it is going to effect your lives for decades….
The fiscal treaty is the most important treaty since the foundation of the state so make sure you vote.
What are you saying Shane? Are you suggesting an uprising which would change the regime and claim that it is no longer liable for the debts of the past?
German public sector’s 6.3% pay rise & 4.3% steel workers rise.
After years of none though
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