#VoteWithUs Videos that feature parents speaking, or mention parenting, are shown here.
Anne Rigney, a mother from Knockcroghery, Co. Roscommon, talks about why she is voting Yes in the upcoming referendum. She wants her son, Daragh, and his partner, Lior, to have the same rights as her daughter, Cara. She has written a short piece asking other parents to imagine being in a situation like hers and the result is a reflective …
Joan Burton is the Tánaiste (Deputy Prime Minister), Minister for Social Protection, and first female Leader of the Labour Party. Joan continues to represent the Dublin West Constituency, having been first elected in 1991 as a Dublin County Councillor for the Mulhuddart Local Electoral Area. In her video, Joan recounts a moving encounter she had with a mother who wants …
Catherine and Cecil Ward are from Wicklow Town. They have 3 children; Vanessa, Claire & John. They are asking you to #VoteWithUs on May 22nd in the Marriage Referendum so that John and his civil partner Eddie can be equal in the eyes of the law with Vanessa and her husband Eddie. “Please vote Yes on May 22nd so that …
Patricia Butler is a mother from Kildare who made this video on Mother’s Day. In her video, she expresses her hopes for her son, who is gay, and other gay and lesbian people. “My son is gay and I’m very proud of him. I hope that he can find happiness and marry like everyone else. I’m sure that’s what God …
Richard lives with his girlfriend, who is expecting their second child. He tells us that he’s been “gunning for equality for years” and has been at Pride and the March for Marriage almost every year for the last 6, because “it sucks that my friends don’t have the same privileges as I do for such an arbitrary reason as who …
Brighid and Paddy are devout Catholics, living in Louth, and are fifty years married this year. They want other couples, gay or straight, to be able to legally avail of civil marriage and experience the protections and companionship that they have experienced. They wish that all of their grandchildren be protected and treated as equals in the eyes of the …
Con is a terminal manager in Dublin’s docks. As a father and grandfather, he wants Ireland to be a more tolerant place for his children. “By Voting in favour of marriage equality, we are not just allowing same sex couple to marry – we are shaping a country that is more tolerant, more accepting of the LGBT community”
Conor Pendergrast, who is the son of Ann and Bernadette, would like you to support civil marriage equality for lesbian and gay people in Ireland. He wants his Mums to be able to have the option of getting married, and thinks that this would make Ireland a more fair and equal society. “I would be delighted and very excited to …
Dolores Power, from Raheny in Co Dublin, has a gay son, just like many mothers all over Ireland. Naturally enough, she wants all her sons treated equally and given every opportunity in life. This referendum is part of ensuring that happens. “What mother wouldn’t want their child to enjoy an open and loving relationship, and be treated as an equal …
Colm O’Gorman (48) is the Director of Amnesty International Ireland and hails from Co Wexford. Colm talks about how his wedding day with Paul was one of the most extraordinary days of life. He would have loved to have married in Ireland, surrounded by their friends, family, and their kids, instead of in New York. “To have our marriage respected, …