#VoteWithUs Videos that mention human rights 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 …
Aoife McCullough is from Co Meath and in her video talks about the debates which this referendum has prompted within her family. Aoife has a gay sister and describes how their mother had a strongly traditional view of marriage as being between a man and a woman. Like many families across Ireland, the referendum has prompted Aoife and her family …
Anthony and Barry are a couple who have been in a civil partnership for eight years. They make a strong and passionate case for a YES vote on Friday and for how monumentally significant the change would be to their family. “A yes vote will improve our lives in so many ways. It won’t impact on anyone else – if …
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 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 …
Jonathan is a 25 year old accountant from Cork. He has been openly gay for nine years, and in this video he makes an emotional and honest plea for voters to focus on the similarities between us, not the differences. “In my 25 years I’ve been in love, have been loved; I’ve broken hearts and been heartbroken. But right now, on …
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 …
Martin Ferris is Sinn Féin’s Spokesperson on Agriculture and shared this short video in support of a YES vote. “I believe it’s a human rights issue that people have equality and have access to justice the same as all the rest of us.”
Leo Varadkar is the Minister for Health and has been a TD since 2007. For him, a yes vote is a choice toward liberty, toward equality for all. He rightly points out the harsh discriminations that existed in Ireland in the past which we find unacceptable today; and the truth about how marriage as an institution has evolved. He also tackles …
Jay & Aaron are two Irish guys living in Canada. They can’t vote as a result, but the have a message for everyone back home: please vote yes on their behalf. “We don’t want to settle for second best, we don’t want civil partnerships: we want marriage!”