#VoteWithUs Videos that feature people from, or with strong connections to, Dublin.
Nils is 23 and a recent graduate of UCD. He makes the point that though, like him, you may not be directly affected by the outcome of the referendum, you are voting for the equality of your friends, family and thousands of Irish people. “You have to think of the many homosexual people in this country whose lives will be …
Eimhin is a 27 year old historian living and working in Dublin. He’s been on the receiving end of homophobia and dreams of an Ireland where no child grows up fearful of expressing their true identity. “We can do nothing about the past, but we can create a future where all children have an opportunity o be happy in themselves. …
Sean Crowe is a TD for Dublin South-West and is the Sinn Fein spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Defence. He feels that his day-to-day work is all about nation-building, and as part of that, he sees that equality, such as that offered by the equal marriage referendum, is important. ‘This referendum is about equality, it’s about including people, it’s …
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.
Jen lives in Dublin, where she also works as a software developer. She is proud to be voting yes on May 22nd, and believes that everyone should have a chance to live, and love, as first class, equal citizens. “Something we’ve heard a lot about in recent weeks is conscience… It weighs on my conscience that there’s a large group …
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. …
David Morrison, 32, is from Lucan in Dublin. He made his #VoteWithUs video in Nepal, where, after finding himself caught in the midst of the horrific earthquake, he has been helping out as best he can. For David this is a hugely personal vote – he wants to see his aunt, his cousins, be able to grow and add to …
Aoife O’Sullivan is a wedding photographer and has witnessed relationships change in front of her eyes as couples say “I do” . She thinks that this magical moment is something every person should have the opportunity to experience. With two gay and one straight brother, she knows the real and positive the referendum could bring and hopes that the sense …
Ruairí Quinn, T.D., was appointed Minister for Education and Skills in March 2011 and served until July 2014. He has been a public representative since 1974 and a T.D. representing the people of Dublin Bay South (Dublin South-East) since 1977. “Civil partnerships and all the other things are second-best, and second-best produces second class citizens. That’s why I will be …