“This video consists of Irish people in Canada explaining that they can’t get home to vote and encouraging those who can to vote yes. [Irish-English singer] Maverick Sabre has provided his track ‘I Need’ to show his support of the YES campaign…”
Katie Bolger of Egale Canada Human Rights Trust (Canada’s only national charity promoting LGBT human rights) on behalf of Irish people living abroad to support the YES campaign for marriage equality.
FIGHT!
Egale Human Rights Trust (Facebook)
Thanks Jack Whelan
Meanwhile…
I wish Irish people the same joy I’ve found: Watch these from the diaspora supporting Marriage Equality http://t.co/gX641h1vNJ #SendLoveHome
— Stephen Fry (@stephenfry) May 14, 2015
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The fallout from a no vote would be absolutely hilarious.
Despite being a committed Yes voter, I’m starting to find these videos of people who don’t even live here telling me what to do irritating and offensive. There’s no way I’m going to change my mind, but can’t help wondering (worrying) about the impact these videos might be having on the many who are undecided. Many a slip ‘twixt cup and lip etc
*don’t even*
+1 to this. If they care so much about dear old Ireland, move back here, pay your taxes and contribute. Really annoying
I know one of the people in the Canadian video and trust me, if he had been able to stay here, get a decent job and pay his taxes as you so sneeringly put it, he would have.
There are plenty of jobs here. In 2015, the main reason people emigrate is because their mates are doing the same thing and its better to have the crack abroad than at home
You’re so right. The huge numbers of young people that left their families and friends and moved abroad when the bubble burst were not in fact looking for better jobs or a better standard of living, they were just looking for the craic with their mates.
What a load of cobblers. *Some* people left for that reason. Some. But as a person who is part of the generation that has left the country in droves I can assure you that your blanket generalisation is ignoring the majority of people who didn’t feel like they had many other options.
I’m sure they reckon that’s a useful intervention but I am struggling to think of one person who would be particularly interested in the opinions of poeple we don’t know living in a country which will be unaffected.
If and when some of these young people move back home, then the outcome of the referendum may have a huge impact on them. And some people do know them.
“encouraging those who can to vote yes”….sorry but if there is so much a spec of rain on voting day I’m not leaving the house, need new wipers and even though the primary school is only 1/2 a mile away I can’t stand the squealing…so sorry teh gays, its probably one of those times you don’t want to ‘pray for rain’ LOL…LOL
LOL ROFL LMAO
foreign interests interfering in domestic affairs…
will you ever GTFO……??/
as much as I’m on the fence yes voter – I would like an above poster really enjoy the fallout of a no vote .
the wailing and self abuse on the media. movers and shakers in political circles saying the no voters bought into the lies of the no campaign completely patronising an electorate who voted the “wrong” way
after lisbon 1 that’s what happened. Pat rabbite was incredibly annoyed on matt cooper – said some silly things too. I’d pay for that again
It would be hilarious – the fallout of a No vote. I’d feel bad for gay couples who genuinely want to get married. But it would be hilarious to watch the 95% of the Yes side try to comprehend it.
“But, but, but….we had badges and we rang old people….”
I’m gonna mark that down as a game changer if the yes vote goes south.
They have pretentious pins, what was wrong with a good old badge?
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQToWNQciiBLW8TWvxlRd_zFTfEeXpXu1MGkThl_cles-GEpesm
Ah brilliant! Imagine if the whole country had a referendum on whether you were entitled to be regarded as an equal citizen and they said no! Classic bants.
This “equal citizen” stuff is patently misleading. Everyone is equal under the law.
Not quite what the referendum is about, Jane.
Equal citizen? My sides. So everyone is equal in Ireland?
You might have noticed some are equaler than others.
+1 to Jane
… and we we abusive, offensive, disrespectful, intolerant of anyone with a different view to ours in our quest for equality.
I think it would be absolutely brilliant. Sick of me – I know. But both sides seem to be authoritarian bigoted cults. And I’m not that keen on authoritarian bigoted cults.
Your poor mother.
aaaaaaaand 10:20 am.
Who had 10:20? Do we have a winner?
Join us again tommorow for the ‘Frodays First fecking referendum post lottery’
2 things.
1. What’s wrong with the diaspora having an interest in this or any issue? Once someone leaves this country, that’s it is it? Have you considered they might still have connections to home and one day want to come back to a tolerant country?
2. Hilarious? Grow up.
I see your prescription is that everyone should fit their sense of humour, into the same narrow box that you have managed to fit yours into, on ascending into adulthood.
I look into that right away m8.
Odis are you under 35 and over 21? If you are I’ll be changing to a yes vote in the other one.
Sorry – I don’t understand your comment there Mickey – care to expand on it.
I see, you mean the “young president” referendum – sorry what’s my age got to do with that?
Just that if you wanted to run for president but were currently too young I’d vote for the age change. My comment was essentially a circuitous +1
I think that video was the final push, for me to decide not to bother voting. A plague on both their houses. The sanctimoniousness of the yes side is just annoying. Also, it’s obvious a lot of them have never had another political thought in their lives.
I know it’s very petty of me but this is what really irritates me about the relentless social media side of this referendum. As someone said, it’s like the political ice bucket challenge.
A lot of people will say it’s empowering, but there’s people changing their profile pictures and sharing stuff on twitter who aren’t even registered to vote and won’t even notice when the next referendum is on.
Urgh, It is petty of me to say that and i guess if it helps pass the vote then it’s a good thing but I just had to rant.
It was Mr T or Zuppy who said that
A very reliable source to cite from alright
Over the weeks its become apparent the the No side and the Yes side are two sides of the same coin.
I’ll try to dumb this down for you.
Forget the legions of Yes and No campaigners, and the BS bombardment in the last few months (although, to be fair, you choose to visit this site, so tough titties really when you think about it).
Imagine you have a son or daughter who comes out and says they are gay and want to get married. They currently cannot do so. Would you like them to be able to? Vote on that. Not on the beyond childishly retarded ‘Oh the yes side is so pushy, I gonna sulk and vote no no no! that’ll learn em!’
Nobody’s really going to do that though, surely.
yeah..no history of voters using referenda to get back at the mean old gubberment. People are fierce rational altogether.
No Mani, If my kids were gay I couldn’t care less, seriously.
1) Marriage = Civil partnership (you’ll discover this if you ever get divorced BTW)
2) I would expect my kids to have the brains to realise the stupidity and danger inherent in the new authoritarian cult, you seek to promote. And get on with their lives and enjoy them, as best they can.
Sorry, I’m slow on the uptake this morning. Having only just read your other posts, I didn’t realise you were trolling. Carry on.
No it’s just you whiners who are the problem. Rational people will consult their conscience and vote accordingly not according to some scattergun personal view of the advocates for either argument.
“it’s obvious a lot of them have never had another political thought in their lives.” Totally agree. From all the comments I’m reading here and on other sites I’m fairly sure the No side will win. Ná abú.
Paddy Power have a No at 1/8 and Yes at 9/2
But a Yes by less than 59.5% is at 8/11, over 59.5% is evens
Wrong, they have it the other way around
Yes is 1/8 and no is 9/2.
The odds have narrowed slightly since the last time I looked, Yes used to be 9s I think.
Yes, you’re right!! Sorry.
Last I heard No was 6/1….so odds are shortening.
Put your house on a No vote at that price. The gays will make me a rich man.
Done.
are they inches?
i don’t see how these videos are going to convince anyone except the youth voice most of whom are already voting yes. what the yes vote needs is heavy on the street canvassing and posters that address with facts the lies of the no vote.
Usual “Really voting No, but I SWEAR I’m voting Yes!” trolls out in force again, I see. Getting off on the fact they temporarily have the power over someone else’s happiness.