Dave Bennett

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 Buckley

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 …

Tina Moriarty

Tina Moriarty, from Castlegregory in Co Kerry, has four children, one of whom is lesbian. Tina knows she has a personal stake in ensuring her daughter has equal rights in our country, and she is worried about people becoming complacent about securing a Yes vote. In her beautifully expressed and heartfelt video, she is asking people to make the right decision for …

Jonathan O’Brien

Jonathan O’Brien is a Sinn Féin TD for Cork North Central and the party’s Education spokesperson. ‘As we approach the centenary of the 1919 Rising, one of the cornerstones of the Proclamation.. was the issue of equality. This referendum is about just that – it’s about giving equality to all citizens.’

Mathew Lowe

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 …

Margie & Ivor

Margie and Ivor are a married couple from Cork with two gay sons. They are asking you to Vote YES in the upcoming Marriage Equality referendum on May 22nd. “We are married 26 years. About 5 years ago our twin sons told us they were gay. Like any parents we want our children to be treated the same. We don’t …

Jan O’Sullivan

Jan O’Sullivan is the Minister for Education and Skills, and has been a Labour Party TD for Limerick City since 1998. “It’s very important that we have equality fully embedded in the Constitution. I’m lucky – I’ve been happily married for a long time now, and I want to make sure that my children and grandchildren have the same opportunity …

Luke & Dylan

Luke & Dylan are two young Irish men from Cork, now living in London. In their video, they highlight the difference for them as gay people living in the UK, where marriage is for everyone, compared to Ireland. “The fact is, after 10 months of living in London, we have more rights here than after 22 years living in Ireland.”

Linda Kelly

Linda Kelly, from Ballyvolane in Cork, is an Organiser with IMPACT Trade Union and took part in their video day. “I’m voting yes on the 22nd of May, and I’m going to be driving three hours to get to the ballot box and to have my vote counted! So make sure that where ever you are, whatever you’re doing, that …

Ciarán O’Driscoll

Ciarán is a PhD student in University College Dublin and is originally from Beara in West Cork. He’s heard arguments about marriage being redefined, but in his video he reflects that it’s actually the wonderful and mundane facets of lifelong companionship that will be redefined for so many people. “If the marriage referendum is passed, yes – some things will …