#VoteWithUs Videos that mention, or are from, couples are shown here.
Katherine Zappone, from the US, and Ann Louise Gilligan, from Ireland, have been a couple since the early 1980s. They married in Canada over a decade ago, but their marriage is not recognised in the Republic. They feel that more than thirty years together is long enough to wait for their marriage to be recognised. The referendum is a ‘legacy …
Erin O’Connell (29) and Fionnan Gannon (32), are both from Dublin. Recently, Fionnan proposed to Erin and they will be married around the same time as the referendum. They can’t imagine the pain that being prevented from marrying must cause, and they hope to be able to change that. “I can’t imagine what it would be like if someone were …
Jodie Neary (30) from Wicklow, and Enda O’Neill (34) from Tipperary, are a couple with newborns! They filmed this video while Jodie was still pregnant but long before their babies were born, they knew they wanted them to grow up in an Ireland of equals. They, as parents, are hoping to raise their children in a society free from discrimination …
Eoin Durkan (34) from Skerries in Co. Dublin, and Michelle Cunningham (32) from Maynooth in Co. Kildare, are a couple living in Dublin. Michelle talks about the complications of any relationship, and how much more complicated those things can be for gay couples when they are prevented from marrying. Eoin talks about how a good friend of his had to …
Dil Wickremasinghe, a presenter with Newstalk radio who lives in Dublin, was among the very first to make a video for the campaign, when she shot this at last year’s GAZE film festival. Here, she speaks about her own experience proposing to her partner, and what the future might hold for the two of them if the referendum passes. “We …