Tag Archives: Ireland

Mrs. Brown’s Boys is one of the most popular sitcoms in the UK and Ireland. The famously foul-mouthed Mrs. Brown is played in drag by straight actor Brendan O’Carroll. (Tipped by JMG reader Gerard)

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RELATED: Enda Kenny’s official title is “Taoiseach” Wikipedia: “The Taoiseach is the head of government or prime minister of Ireland. The Taoiseach is appointed by the President upon the nomination of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament), and must, in order to remain in office, retain the support of a majority in the Dáil. The current Taoiseach …

Irish artists Adrian+Shane are fundraising for Yes Equality with a series of stenciled “YES” prints selling for €40.00 each. Shipping is free worldwide. The duo has been a couple since 1998 and their Tumblr is kinda beefcake-y. Music below is by Snow Patrol. (Tipped by JMG reader Gerard)

Via UTV Ireland: More than 500 people took part in the event to raise awareness for a Yes vote in next month’s Marriage Equality referendum. The event, which was organised by the Union of Students in Ireland (USI), took place in Smithfield Square at 12 noon. To meet the requirements of the Guinness World Record, participants had to dress in …

Via the Irish Journal: A warning letter has been sent from Dublin City Council calling for the giant same-sex marriage mural in Dublin city centre to be removed. The letter was issued to artist Joe Caslin, he confirmed to TheJournal.ie. Councillor Mannix Flynn told TheJournal.ie that the letter concerns the removal of the black-and-white paper mural over a planning issue, …

Irish pop star Hozier’s smash single Take Me To Church was nominated for the 2015 Grammy for Song Of The Year. The track, which topped the charts in dozens of countries, reaching #2 on Billboard’s Hot 100, was propelled by its video which depicted a violent gay-bashing. The clip now has 183 million views. Below Hozier explains his support for …

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A JMG reader writes: The No side’s strategy in Ireland has just been revealed in a video where the Iona [Institute] group’s David Quinn explicitly links the campaign against same sex marriage to the campaign against abortion. The video (below) suggests that if Ireland votes to give uppity gay people equality in May then progressives will be emboldened and by …

In a demonstration of the support for same-sex marriage, Irish students will attempt to break the Guinness world record for the largest crowd of humans standing in the shape of a heart. Guinness officials will on hand to film the attempt in Dublin next Saturday. Participants are asked to wear red. Details. (Tipped by JMG reader Gerard)

Via the Irish Examiner: Taoiseach Enda Kenny has ruled out any potential “conscience clause” being inserted in the referendum on marriage equality, despite claims that no voters may be encouraged to vote yes if the move is allowed. As reported in yesterday’s Irish Examiner, Muslim, Quaker, and Christian groups have sent a petition to Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald for the …

Via the Irish Examiner: Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has today appealed to voters not to try to punish the Government in the same-sex marriage referendum. Deputy Adams was speaking as his party launched their campaign for a Yes vote. They plan to distribute 500,000 leaflets and call to as many doors as possible. The Louth TD said that the …

You’ll love this. (Tipped by JMG reader Rob)

“I don’t believe the polls for a single second because if you dig into them you can see that support is very soft. Most people in Ireland are very fair-minded so if you say to them ‘do you think gay people should be treated as everyone else?’ they will reply ‘yes, of course we do.’ But people in Ireland are …

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After last month’s #RingYourGranny clip went locally viral to the tune of 144K views, marriage equality activist James Mitchell called his grandmother back to tell her about it. The referendum is on May 22nd.

“I decided to call my Grandmother and ask her to vote yes for Marriage Equality in Ireland this May.”

Clip recap: On May 22nd, Ireland will vote on the Marriage Equality referendum, deciding whether or not same-sex couples can get legally married. In Ireland, and particularly here in Trinity, students and young people are the most likely to vote yes in the referendum. But we typically have the lowest voter turnout. However, it’s still unclear how the older generations …

JMG reader Gerard took part in Ireland’s #VoteWithUs social media campaign by getting his straight friends to pledge their “Yes” votes in the May referendum. Gerard owns the Copper Kettle pub in County Cavan.