#VoteWithUs Videos that feature people from, or with strong connections to, Dublin.
Darragh is the current treasurer for DCU LGBTA. He believes that people deserve to accepted regardless of their sexual orientation, and hopes that this referendum will improve the lives of young LGBT people in the years to come. “What you may not realise is that you have a lot of power in your hands. By voting for marriage equality, you’ll …
Anne is a third level student in Dublin City University. She hopes someday to be able to marry the woman she loves. “I am really lucky to be in love with a beautiful lady, and I hope that maybe someday, if things go great, I can marry her. It would be nice if that was in Ireland, and not in …
Ailbhe Smyth is a feminist, socialist, LGBT activist and former UCD academic. In her #VoteWithUs video she speaks about her personal view on the benefits of equality for all of us. She hopes to wake up on May 23rd to an Ireland that has taken the that historic step closer to full equality for all citizens. “It matters for all …
Niall Roche is a 30 year old gay man from Tallaght in Dublin. Niall is concerned that he’s heard some colleagues say that they intend to vote no in the referendum because they dislike the present Government, not because they have any issue with permitting equal marriage. Niall wants to send a clear message to any person considering this. “This is …
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 …
Sara, Lesleyanne and Niamh are three DCU students from Dublin, Navan and Louth respectively. They’ll be voting yes in May because they are passionate about equality, inclusion and human rights. They believe everyone should have the right to love and be loved regardless of age, gender or sexuality. “Personal happiness should not be a decision that others make. So be …
James is a second year multimedia student at DCU, from Abbeyleix, Co.Laois. He is an only child to two great parents and considers himself an open minded person. He has many gay, straight, and bi friends and supports them – and a yes vote – completely. “If loving another man or woman, no matter what sex you may be, is …
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 …
Deirdre Kingston is a Labour councillor representing the Blackrock Ward on Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. “The sky isn’t going to fall in on May 22nd. Marriages aren’t going to be undermined, future marriages won’t be threatened. All that is going to happen is that we are going to share our freedom to marry with every citizen in the State.”
Ashling O’Brien is from Dublin and is an atheist. Her motivations in voting yes are to reduce harm and increase wellbeing. She knows that these are the exact same goals for religious people for society too – and a yes vote, she believes, is the fair, just, right and kind thing to do. “I’m an atheist, and I often have …