#VoteWithUs Videos that mention citizenship as a theme are shown here.
Francis Timmons is an Independent Councillor for Clondalkin on South Dublin County Council. For Francis, 2015 is the year to be proud and live with pride; and the year to fight for equality and against homophobia. “I don’t feel the need to thank people for giving the LGBT community human rights – they’ve earned their rights as human brings, and …
Joan Burton is the Tánaiste (Deputy Prime Minister), Minister for Social Protection, and first female Leader of the Labour Party. Joan continues to represent the Dublin West Constituency, having been first elected in 1991 as a Dublin County Councillor for the Mulhuddart Local Electoral Area. In her video, Joan recounts a moving encounter she had with a mother who wants …
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin is a Labour TD and Minister for Equality, New Communities and Culture. He draws on the 1916 proclamation’s promises to Irish citizens about equality, and sees this coming vote as an opportunity to further vindicate that right. “I’m voting for marriage equality because I think we should live up to the Proclamation of the Republic, which guarantees …
Padraic Fleming, from Westmeath, and Gary Rooney, from Sligo, live in Dublin and entered a civil partnership on the 11th of April 2014. Having grown up in Ireland during the 80’s and 90’s, they are thrilled that Ireland is such an open, safe and accepting nation in 2015. They are also thrilled to be on the right side of history as they …
Sorcha Szczerbiak is originally from the United States, but she moved to Dundalk, Ireland in 2013 to volunteer with her church. Sorcha is a straight ally who believes marriage equality will make Ireland a better, more just place for all its residents. It will send a strong message around the world that Ireland recognises its LGBT citizens, not as people …
Maggie Collins is originally from Cork, but now lives in Copenhagen, Denmark with her partner Shauna, who herself is from Canada. Maggie and Shauna met and fell in love three years ago, know they want to spend their lives together, and their thoughts are now turning to where they want to live, and where’s best to raise a family. “I …
Katherine Zappone, from the US, and Ann Louise Gilligan, from Ireland, have been a couple since the early 1980s. They married in Canada over a decade ago, but their marriage is not recognised in the Republic. They feel that more than thirty years together is long enough to wait for their marriage to be recognised. The referendum is a ‘legacy …
Dónal Mulligan, originally from Leitrim, is a co-founder of the VoteWithUs campaign. He talks about the many thousands of positive differences that a yes vote in Ireland’s equal marriage referendum will make in people’s lives. He believes that this vote is about equality for Irish citizens but that the change will mean much much more. “We started this campaign because …
Catherine Murphy is an Independent TD for Kildare North. She recalls the devastation that the first divorce referendum had on people in the 80s – how at the time they felt rejected by their own society. She asks you to come out and vote yes in May to ensure that history does not repeat itself. “I remember being in the …
Panti Bliss is Ireland’s best known drag queen. As an entertainer, activist, author and eloquent public speaker she is an inspirational figure for many. It couldn’t be simpler for her – it’s about equality. The same privileges, the same rights, the same responsibilities. Nothing more, nothing less. “At it’s simplest, the reason I’m voting for equal marriage is because I …