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Lovely. I’m going to miss these great ads. The vote is Friday.

Not the best timing for Friday’s referendum in the south. Via the Independent: A Christian-owned bakery which refused to make a cake carrying a pro-gay marriage slogan has been found guilty of discrimination after a landmark legal action. The Northern Ireland Equality Commission brought the case against Ashers Baking Company on behalf of Gareth Lee, the gay rights activist whose …

From the Mothers & Fathers Matter hate group. I reported on the first douchebag seen in this clip earlier this month. UPDATE: As it turns out, Douchebag #1 won’t even BE in Ireland for Friday’s vote as he’s already in Vienna where he will be live-blogging the Eurovision finals. Thanks to JMG reader Ronan for the tip.

These guys really get around! Great clip.

“Lawyers for Yes explain why surrogacy is not an issue in the Marriage Equality Referendum.” The vote is this Friday.

Via the Irish Times: The Yes side retains a commanding lead in the referendum campaign on same-sex marriage, according to the latest Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI poll, but the gap has narrowed since the last poll in March. When undecided voters are excluded, the poll indicates that 70 per cent of voters intend to vote Yes (down four points since March) …

This isn’t what you’d think. (Tipped by JMG reader Garrett)

You’ll really like this.

Taxi app Hailo has wrapped some its drivers’ cars in rainbow hues and is offering Dublin residents free rides to the polls on referendum day. They write: Next Friday 22nd May, we go to the polls to vote on the Marriage Equality Referendum. It’s a huge moment for Ireland – and on reflection of the diverse background of both Ireland’s …

Irish pop rockers Fight Like Apes have posted a cute live cover of the Village People / Pet Shop Boys classic Go West, reworking the lyrics in support of the Yes Equality campaign. Their first two albums went Top Five in Ireland and their self-titled third studio album will be released on Tuesday.

Via Bloomberg: When Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny rallied support for gay marriage ahead of a referendum this month, he got a little more than the usual help from Twitter Inc. As well as disseminating the message through its social media, the company is backing the “yes” campaign, which is leading the polls before the May 22 vote. It says …

RTE reports: Taoiseach Enda Kenny has joined a number of leading Irish sports people to call for a Yes vote in the upcoming referendum on same-sex marriage. Earlier, Mr Kenny said he believed the referendum result would be a lot closer than the polls indicate. Meanwhile, the group Mothers and Fathers Matter has released new posters in its campaign for …

“eBay created this video encouraging people to vote yes in the upcoming Marriage Equality Referendum in Ireland. The video includes members of eBay’s staff in Dublin telling their personal reasons as to why they will be voting yes.”

Via the Irish Independent: Fine Gael bosses have become extremely anxious about the referendum in recent days, due to the negative feedback being received by party headquarters. Rural TDs and senators say party supporters are being increasingly challenged over the impact a ‘Yes’ vote may have on the rights of children. Some TDs have warned that supporters were becoming “disheartened” …

“Egale proudly supports Ireland’s Yes Equality Campaign for marriage equality in the upcoming referendum on May 22nd. On behalf of all Irish Citizens living in Canada and all over the world, who can’t get home to cast their vote: VOTE YES!!”

“We were filming an interview on May 8th 2015 with Rory O’Neill, perhaps better known for his alter-ego, ‘Panti Bliss’, and when we heard his answer to a question about the Marriage Equality Referendum, we felt it was important to share it publicly before the referendum on May 22nd.”