#VoteWithUs Videos that mention community as a theme are shown here.
Will Keane is from Roscommon and talks about the experience of growing up in small-town Ireland, from where he moved to Dublin as a young man. He’s recently moved back to Roscommon and his video frankly and insightfully deals with the realities of life for gay people in rural Ireland – lives that we can all work together to make …
Michael Conlon, CEO of the South Inner City Community Development Association (SICCDA), made this excellent video in which he outlines the dramatic improvement equal marriage would make to people’s everyday lives. SICCDA has campaigned in the Liberties of Dublin for over 30 years tackling social exclusion and promoting inclusivity. “Striving for equality for all of our residents is at the …
Eimear is 24 and from Meath. As a straight women, in her video she challenges the idea that she won’t personally benefit from a yes vote. She also makes a direct plea to voters – in the spirit of the #VoteWithUs campaign – asking them to choose just one person before Friday to talk to about why they are voting yes. “The …
In the closing days of the referendum campaign, Brighid and Paddy from Louth have made a second video appealing to the hundreds of thousands of viewers of their original contribution to make sure to get out and vote on May 22nd. The Catholic couple, who are married 50 years, want everyone to make a special effort to turn out on …
Eibhlís (Liz) and her partner of 32 years, Pat Connery, are musicians and music teachers living in Greystones, Co Wicklow. They will both be voting yes on May 22nd. Eibhlís reads a short poem she wrote describing how it feels to ask for a yes vote -to ask for equality – on the doorstep, while canvassing. “For me, it’s about …
Lorcan and Imran have been together twelve years. They lived abroad for many years and have recently returned to Ireland to settle down. They share their thoughts on how Ireland has changed during their lifetimes, and the inspiration that this can give to others in less tolerant parts of the world. Last year Imran became seriously ill, and as he …
Muireann O’Dwyer, a young yes voter from Dublin, asked a few of her friends to share why they are voting yes on May 22nd.
Maura Hopkins is an county councillor and occupational therapist from Ballaghaderreen, Roscommon. She’s with Fine Gael, and represents the people of the Boyle district at Roscommon County Council. For Maura, this referendum is about creating an Ireland for this and future generations, in which all people are considered equal. “For me, it’s about creating an Ireland in which all of …
Yes Equality Wicklow made this excellent video and asked us to share it through the Vote With us platform. They spoke with 36 people from all over County Wicklow in April 2015. These include Singer Mary Coughlan, Radio DJ Riyadh Khalaf and Former league of Ireland Bray Wanderers Player Kieran Tarzan O’Brien. All 36 spoke in the video positively about …
Margaret and Róisín live in Dublin where they are busily working as teachers and looking after their three small children. They helped set up the initiative LGBTwithkids.com, which promotes the visibility of LGBT parented families in the run up to the referendum. “The prospect of marriage equality being voted into law by my fellow citizens is like the thought of …