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9 of the best reaction faces from the Prime Time marriage equality debate

David McCullagh’s eyebrows threatened to fall off his forehead.

May 6th 2015, 9:05 AM 12,246 Views 8 Comments

PRIMETIME’S MARRIAGE equality debate was all the nation could talk about last night.

The Yes side was represented by Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald and Yes Equality’s Noel Whelan and Grainne Healy, while David Quinn, John Waters and Eileen King of Mothers and Fathers Matter were on the No side. (Here’s a rundown of what was discussed.)

Though the debate was very civilised at the outset, it soon turned into a shouting match that can be summed up with the following faces:

1. The David McCullagh eyebrow circus

What happens when @mcculld has to try and be impartial towards John Waters. #MarRef #rtept pic.twitter.com/ILfNjZxzVj
— Donal O’Keeffe (@Donal_OKeeffe) May 5, 2015

Source: Donal O'Keeffe/Twitter

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3. Minister Fitzgerald’s “This referendum isn’t even about gay marriage as a principle” reaction face

francesfitz Source: RTÉ Player

4. The moment when David Quinn seemed to regret everything

davidquinn Source: RTÉ Player

5. This very subtle ‘eyes thrown up to heaven’ from Minister Fitzgerald

francesfitz2 Source: RTÉ Player

And Noel Whelan, whose reactions spanned a range of emotions

6. Shock

Noel Whelan looks like he's trapped in a particularly grim episode of The Office. #MarRef #rtept pic.twitter.com/RngH0NJa2y
— karyn 👻 (@karynmoyn) May 5, 2015

Source: Kitty Catastrophe/Twitter

7. Incredulity

noelwhelan Source: RTÉ Player

8. “Are you all hearing this?”

.@noelwhelan face when she started talking crap was priceless. 😂 #VoteYes #EqualityForAll #rtept pic.twitter.com/2JoV0qm3ft
— Emma McMenamy (@emmamcm) May 5, 2015

Source: Emma McMenamy/Twitter

9. And “Yeah, I’m done”

This face says it all. #rtept pic.twitter.com/QJjPtlbLzG
— Shane Saunders (@ShaneSaunders88) May 5, 2015

Source: Shane Saunders/Twitter

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9 of the best reaction faces from the Prime Time marriage equality debate