@irelandamvmtv: Should the voting age in Ireland be lowered to 16? Political Editor Pat Leahy explains why lowering the voting age in Ireland isn't likely to happen before the next election and why it would need more than just political will #IrelandAM

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claytonnnnnnnnnnnnnn
claytonnnnnnnnnnnnnn :
If your going to lower the voting age your going to have to push for more political education in schools in order to give young people the best chance in making an informed decision on who to vote for.
2025-07-19 07:50:06
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rachel_marahhh
Rachel 🦋 :
A brain isn't finished developing until mid to late 20s depending on the brain. These people want to lower the voting age to people who literally can't make decisions without weighing up the future consequences. Next they'll be campaigning to lower the consent age because if you're old enough to vote what else aren't you old enough for. Keep it at 18 and if they should be campaigning for anything it should be for them to raise it to 21.
2025-07-19 08:06:48
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user8007691574435
user8007691574435 :
It’s madness!! Why do we have to follow what others do?! Politicians just want more manipulatable minds to keep their careers going. 16 should be about fun and exploration not voting. Well end up with yup bros just voting for the craic
2025-07-20 23:44:46
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oconnzqnf76
user :
FF FG don't have the young people vote
2025-07-19 07:59:15
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davidkennedy776
davidkennedy776 :
More populism votes, suits the left, very moral (socialism) but doesn’t and never has worked
2025-07-19 09:28:06
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omega.electric8
Omega Electric :
they should make all 16 yr olds vote in school, when the majority vote some crazy guy like mcgregor in, it would be scrapped immeditly🤣
2025-07-19 13:41:54
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mickseery288
mickseery288 :
if we lower the voting age then we have to lower the age in for criminal offences in the courts
2025-07-19 15:48:09
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hotirish
HotIrish :
If anything I’d raise it to 21, teenagers haven’t a breeze whats going on!
2025-07-21 08:59:50
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josephfitzsimon85
josephfitzsimon85 :
Concentrate more on getting 18-24 year olds out to vote. Their turn out rates are atrocious.
2025-07-19 20:54:31
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irish.truth.no.gr
Irish Truth (no Gript sheep) :
Pointless unless class conscience is taught, and FG blue shirts will never allow that ..
2025-07-19 19:52:39
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belfast_east
John T :
it's not likely in the short term. if government did that they'd lose the next election to SF.
2025-07-19 10:04:56
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wojackhorseman2
wojackhorseman2 :
Two minutes of research will tell you the Soc dems have had a bill for this since after the election they really are just getting anyone nowadays
2025-07-20 01:44:18
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tackamai
gordon :
absolutely Ireland follows everything the UK do the government are snakes in the grass her in Ireland
2025-07-19 13:34:06
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chuckieshan
KTGgraff :
What is on the agenda? Removing the triple lock without a referendum, relaxing regulations to have us all rent at 3k a month for a box flat with one window, no cost of living measures in the budget. Anything for this cobbled together neolib government to hold onto power another term
2025-07-19 16:56:00
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paulireland
paulireland :
plus you will need to hold a referendum
2025-07-19 12:27:56
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tobin9442
FRED :
Rest of the world doesn’t want this. Government only want to get into power or stay there.
2025-07-19 18:43:57
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everest765
Dub :
Doesn’t matter nobody votes anyways I saw a tumbleweed blowing past in my polling station in November
2025-07-19 12:20:43
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therealapprenticeishere
therealapprenticeishere :
no
2025-07-19 07:53:35
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paulireland
paulireland :
SF and left wing will want this because 80% of 18 to 24 don't vote FFG
2025-07-19 10:44:51
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patoc29
Arch :
Fg ff won’t let that happen coz they know that young people are hated by this gov
2025-07-19 17:08:43
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brian.murphy781
Brian Murphy :
raise it to 21
2025-07-19 16:52:49
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brendanmeighan
B :
No chance, the government parties won’t be the turkeys that vote for Christmas
2025-07-19 14:58:09
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jamesroyal787
jamesroyal787 :
so to young to drive too young to buy alcohol, but old enough to vote labour 😆😆😆
2025-07-19 14:41:45
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