Ciarán is a PhD student in University College Dublin and is originally from Beara in West Cork. He’s heard arguments about marriage being redefined, but in his video he reflects that it’s actually the wonderful and mundane facets of lifelong companionship that will be redefined for so many people.

“If the marriage referendum is passed, yes – some things will be redefined. The bond of love between any two people will carry the same equal weight as everyone else’s. That lovely thought of waking up next to that one other person every morning will be treated the same as everyone else’s.”