#VoteWithUs Videos that mention history as a theme are shown here.
Niamh is 25, from Dublin, but currently living in London. In this video she welcomes the national conversation Ireland has been having in the last few months (difficult though it’s been a lot of the time as she says) and hopes it ends with a clear Yes vote. “So there’s a pretentious quote from Dostoyevksy that I’ve had in stuck …
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 …
Lorcan and Imran have been together twelve years. They lived abroad for many years and have recently returned to Ireland to settle down. They share their thoughts on how Ireland has changed during their lifetimes, and the inspiration that this can give to others in less tolerant parts of the world. Last year Imran became seriously ill, and as he …
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. …
Marco is Italian and he moved to Ireland 4 years ago to start a tech job at Google. In Dublin, he met his partner – and even if they now both live in London due to their work – their dream is to get married and settle in Ireland some day. Marco can’t vote in Irish elections and referendums, but he …
Mathew is a 27 year old Social Work student in University College Cork. For him this vote is about Ireland being on the right side of history and creating a society where all people are treated equally. He wants Irish society to reach a point where we don’t define a person by their sexual orientation. “I am voting for yes for …