#VoteWithUs Videos that mention fairness as a theme are shown here.
Claire Byrne, from Sutton in North Dublin, talks here about the kind of Ireland she wants to live in: an Ireland of equals that respects each others rights. Claire is a Green Party councillor on Dublin City Council. “This is about the right of any two people to share a commitment and honour that love, through marriage, if they wish to.”
Rory Geraghty (27), from Knocklyon in Co. Dublin, is proud to have been raised in Ireland and sees that Ireland can be an even better place to live. Rory points out that everyone knows someone who is gay – and this vote is a chance to stand with them. “I’m very proud to have grown up in Ireland because it’s …
Ciaran Cuffe (51), from Dublin, talks about how on a European scale, Ireland might have some catching up to do, but that we’re on the cusp of taking a great step forward. Ciarán is a Green Party Councillor on Dublin City Council. “In many areas: in social equality, environmental equity, and marriage, we’re way behind the rest of Europe. But …
Conor Pope (46), from Galway, sees no room for debate on equal marriage. He believes that Ireland will simply be a better place when two people who love each other can marry. “The day Ireland allows people to get married to the people they love irrespective of their gender or sexual orientation is a day Ireland will be a much, …
Brian Finnegan is from Dublin. He and his partner are raising a son together and believe that the referendum is a vote in favour of loving families, and it’s about valuing all families equally. “This is about valuing every family in Ireland. I think the Irish people think that equality is the basis of our society.”
Sonia Harris, who lives and works in Dublin, thinks that marriage is about finding the person you love and committing to them – and that the same right to do this should extend to loving same-sex couples. ‘I hope all of my friends eventually get to meet the people that they love, and get to commit to them by marrying …
Thomas Pringle is an Independent TD for Donegal. He believes that society is changing, marriage is evolving and it will only enrich our society if we recognise everybody’s right to be equal under the law. “The people of Donegal have nothing to fear from this referendum. I think that it’s vitally important that we show that all members of society …
Dil Wickremasinghe, a presenter with Newstalk radio who lives in Dublin, was among the very first to make a video for the campaign, when she shot this at last year’s GAZE film festival. Here, she speaks about her own experience proposing to her partner, and what the future might hold for the two of them if the referendum passes. “We …
Andrew Murphy (28), from Galway, lives abroad with his partner and hopes to return someday. Equal marriage for him represents a life-changing possibility. For Andrew, the fact that his sisters can marry and he can’t “doesn’t sound fair, and it’s not fair.” “Why should Irish law distinguish between couples in a way that the average Irish family no longer does?