#VoteWithUs Videos that mention friendship as a theme are shown here.
Dave Bennett is a personal trainer from Greystones, Co. Wicklow. He’s voting YES on May 22nd as for him it’s easy – he thinks everyone should have the same chance at happiness. “Everybody deserves an equal shot at happiness – i.e. to get married one day, to go further on and have kids one day, to have a family. It’s …
Neil Patrick Collins is from Castlerea, and a member of the senior Roscommon GAA football team. For Neil, this referendum is about creating a positive environment for everyone to grow up in. “I know people who have left Ireland because they didn’t feel comfortable to be themselves, to be gay, in Irish society. That is something, fortunately, that we can …
In July 2009, Brian & Lolo got married in Lolo’s home city of Cáceres, Spain, in front of their family, friends and the State. They wanted to share their story and ask others to share the right to marry in Ireland to them and to other loving couples. “We want to be recognised, and our relationship valued for how important …
Mark is a 23 year old student from Dundrum in Dublin. He is motivated to vote YES on behalf of his friend and asks others to join him in supporting the equal rights of LGBT people in Ireland. “I always would have been a supporter of equal marriage but I never really thought about why. After my friend came out, …
Rob is 23 and from Glenageary in Dublin. Together with a small group of friends who have known one another since secondary school, he created videos for the campaign in which they stand up for the equality of their friend and ask others to join them in voting YES on May 22nd. “When I vote yes, I’ll be thinking about …
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.
Richie Nolan, originally from Kildare, moved to San Francisco in October of last year. He shares his thoughts on living in a state that allows same sex marriage and his hopes for Ireland to follow suit. Richie is travelling back to Ireland to vote yes on May 22nd, and hopes that you’ll vote with him. “What I’d like to see …
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 …
Bru Amerlynck (33), James McIlvenna (33), Jamie Taylor (34), Mark Amerlynk (26) and Conor Cassidy (33) are all from the Sutton/Howth area in Dublin and are all rugby team-mates at Suttonians RFC whose friendships go back years. Each of them is voting yes for equal marriage in May. On the pitch they are all treated equally, but as one of them …