This didn't go down well. At all.
As the country is still in a celebratory mood following the repeal of the Eighth Amendment, the reactions have been coming in think and fast.
If you're looking to remain in the company of the positive vibes, you should check out JOE's own coverage of the landmark day, such as the look into how
Ireland united to repeal, or how the vote has proved that the
politics of fear no longer work on the Irish population, or - our personal highlight - this
lovely lady who was hand out After Eight chocolates once the results had been confirmed.
However, there are some people who are attempting to use the repeal result in other ways, such as journalist Toby Young, who sent out the following tweet in the hours following the confirmation of the repealing of the Eighth Amendment:
https://twitter.com/toadmeister/status/1000394155456126978
The Spectator writer appears to be equating the majority vote result of the Eighth Referendum to the result of Brexit vote, which is still a bone of contention for many within the UK.
It didn't take long for readers and the folks of Twitter to point out their biggest issue with his argument:
https://twitter.com/MikeHolden42/status/1000422106524475397
https://twitter.com/hugorifkind/status/1000441439510302720
https://twitter.com/Tory_Karen/status/1000409928916488192
https://twitter.com/EnterpriseSBox/status/1000405159153995777
https://twitter.com/liz_lizanderson/status/1000474630497406976
https://twitter.com/lisaocarroll/status/1000656214802432000
