On @RadioBrendanRTE I discussed the referendum poll figures from today's @Independent_ie /Ireland Thinks poll... and why (as @kevcunningham sets out) the result may be a lot close than the headline numbers suggest... as we saw in #seanref youtu.be/LhIDCUM3x_g

@jasonomahony @malcolmbyrne @MrNathanStone @greenparty_ie I must’ve off sick the day you said that in #seanref!

@ConorRuth @broadsheet_ie The fact that #seanad reformers such as @malcolmbyrne still have to drive through a change on third level voters agreed by the public 40 years ago is extraordinary. The 2013 #seanref should have increased the pressure on FG and others to act

@ConorRuth @broadsheet_ie I supported the Quinn/Zappone Bill that emerged during the #SeanRef campaign some years ago - there is a great deal of scope for reforming the Seanad, esp on how it is elected and which doesn't require constitutional change. Widening the franchise (to all island) is essential

@malcolmbyrne @S_A_Dunleavy Why is Fianna Fáil not pursuing wider and deeper Seanad reform, per the Bill it (copied, pasted and) published ahead of the #seanref ?

Let’s scrap the Seanad next. Or let us cretins that didn’t go to University actually vote and participate #SeanRef

I imagine the behind the scenes scrambling and lobbying for seats in the Seanad is in full flight. #ge20 #seanref 😬

@sean_haughey Deeply saddened to hear that Feargal has died. An truly good man. I was privileged to work alongside him in #SeanRef campaign. He was always positive & ready to do the heavy lifting. Last spoke with him few months ago, as he left a checkup at Blackrock clinic on his way to lunch

God grant me the confidence of the very ordinary men who imagine they should be President. Amazing. #seanref #burnitwithfire

@AnMailleach @theresareidy @IrishResearch @psaitweets The RTE #8thref exit poll was as comprehensive as I've seen anywhere. Shame no one did a proper exit poll on #marref or #seanref.

#SaturdayRTE #seanref #seanrefforever #bitter

@KeithMillsD7 Abortion isn’t remotely about ‘trusting politicians’. It’s the same dogma/culture squabble it’s always been. The 8th referendum will share zilch with the dynamics of #seanref, because no-one could summon up any enthusiasm for that issue - on either side.

2/4 Here's the #seanref #pollofpolls the weekend before the vote. Only 1 in 12 undecideds went "Yes" and the referendum failed. If that happens in #8thref on Friday then "Yes" will win 54 to 46.

We do need at least one more #8thref poll in my opinion as no one has been polled (& published) since last Wednesday and we know from #marref & #seanref how a late swing can change things. Looking at you; @Independent_ie or @irishdailymail @AmarachResearch #twip

@ShannonBlue It almost always favours the status quo in referendums. Had #marref had a lower turn-out, there's no question that the margin would have been tighter and in #seanref the low turn-out defeated the proposal.

@Donnachain1 @IpsosMRBI @IrishTimes @banda_ie I don't usually dodge the question but after both #marref & #seanref I don't trust any of them, but I trust RedC the least (as I've said several times before tonight). Their tracking model doesn't work for one off votes. #8thref

This poll figure is why I believe #8thref is closer to #seanref than people relise. Once again, people are in favour of change but they think they are being asked to go too far by introducing abortion on demand. This is the message that #savethe8th are getting on the doorsteps

3/3 #seanref in 2013 had Yes firmly ahead in the #pollofpolls and only needing to take a 1/4 of the undecideds. Instead vast majority of undecideds went No & proposal was defeated In summary #repealthe8th need to be over 50% & have at least a 10% lead to feel comfortable.