#VoteWithUs Videos that mention the constitution as a theme are shown here.
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 …
Dave Byrne is from Bray, Co. Wicklow. In his video he shares his views on why the upcoming referendum on Equal Marriage is so important, and why he thinks it’s about our past as much as our future. He eloquently explains how a Yes vote on May 22nd will not just ensure a brighter future, it will also allow us …
Emma works in Brussels with an LGBTI equality organisation and is looking forward to heading back to Donegal to cast her vote. She feels it is time for Ireland to give constitutional protection to all families, time to cast off the labels that society has previously put on gay and lesbian relationships and time to make a wee bit of …
Kritika Ashok, director of myartgallery.ie, and Richard Jackson, a renewable energy engineer, are a couple and are eagerly looking forward to voting Yes on May 22nd. This will be Kritika’s first vote as an Irish citizen, and one that she’s proud to cast to help realise the kind of country she wants for her children and for all of us. …
David works in Oxford as an academic, and is from Skerries in Dublin. He believes that Ireland has made huge strides in equality in the previous decade, and that we now have a chance to achieve something truly historic. In his video, he addresses some of these myths, and presents the reality that voter turn out matters hugely if we …
Peter and Emma are a young couple living in Dublin who got married on Sunday May 3rd in Carlingford. They took time out on their big day to tell their friends, families, and everyone else why they feel it is important that everyone should have the opportunity to have their relationships recognised and protected, and to be as happy as …
I dlíodóir í, Emer, as Sórd i gContae Átha Cliath, agus tá sí ina ball den ghrúpa Tá Comhionannas – pobal na Gaeilge do YesEquality. Emer is a solicitor from Swords in Co. Dublin, and a member of the group Tá Comhionannas. “Is i Éire an chéad tír ar domhan chun ceist faoi chomhionannas pósta a chur roimh an bpobal i Reifreann bunreachtuil. …
Jan O’Sullivan is the Minister for Education and Skills, and has been a Labour Party TD for Limerick City since 1998. “It’s very important that we have equality fully embedded in the Constitution. I’m lucky – I’ve been happily married for a long time now, and I want to make sure that my children and grandchildren have the same opportunity …
Gerry Adams is the leader of Sinn Féin. Originally from Belfast, he is presently a TD for Louth. He says everyone who supports equality must come out and vote for this important amendment which provides citizens who are gay or transgender with the same rights and entitlements as other citizens. “The Proclamation, which is our mission statement, is as relevant …
Michael Ryan is originally from Kilbeggan, Co Westmeath, and now lives in Dublin. “About 100 years ago, [the proclamation] was written which said that all children should be treated equally. Currently gay and lesbian people are not treated equally… As Mary McAleese said, this referendum is about children – lesbian and gay children, and I hope that you will vote yes …