Ne'er the colour of it!

exp.

Heard in Wexford

Far fewer people have appeared than were anticipated.

In use

Jaysus lads, only 20's after turnin up! We're supposed to have 200! Well there's ne'er the colour of that here!

Posh English

Good heavens gentlemen, only twenty have turned up when we were supposed to have two hundred. We are remarkably short of people.