Sinead's Hand

It's so COOL, I love it!
It's sad that some people still have to beg for their rights...
Hope it will change soon!
Thanks for posting!

@CelticTopCock Article 4 of the Irish constitution states "The name of the state is Éire or in english Ireland" The Republic of Ireland Act [1948] makes clear that the "Republic of Ireland" is a description and not a name of the state. Ireland (in English) and Éire (in Irish) remain the two official names. The British Isles is the correct geographical description of the islands containing the UK and Ireland plus near 6000 smaller islands, its controversial to some republicans

And the 'state' according to the Irish constitution is the 32 counties, not the 26 free counties. The free counties are considered the 'Irish Free State'. Éire, however, is an much more ancient name, relating to the island of Ireland. It is only those who do not know much about Ireland, call the Free State, Éire, when in fact, that is wrong. Éire includes the whole island of Ireland. The british isles is only a british geographical description. It is, in fact wrong. Are you twele?

no the state according to the Irish constitution is the 26 counties with a territorial claim to the 6 counties of Norther Ireland [Articles 2 and 3] which was removed as per The Nineteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland. The term British Isles defines a purely geographic area and is the recognized description by an Encyclopædia or Atlas regardless of nationality including Irish text books.

The law currently working its way through the Oireachtas is for civil partnership, which, while good, isn't the same as marriage.

The group behind this are campaigning for full equality: marriage. That, unfortunately, requires a referendum, since the Supreme Court probably interprets "marriage" as something between a man and a woman.

Personally, as a gay man, I disagree with 'messing' with 'marraige'. Whether you like it or not, the fact is, the word 'marriage' is between a man or a woman. No-one can change that. However, we can change rights, etc. If I call my partnership with my husband a 'marriage', it means I lower the meaning of the great relationship between my father a mother. Whether we like it or not, it's between a man and a woman....and I am speaking as a gay man.

Brillantly done! It really demonstrates how ridiculous the idea of a referendum is? Did they finally have to hold a referendum on the rights of the Catholic community in N.Ireland. The both are equally different.

Is brea liom an piosa as Gaeilge freisin!

great movie.

Fantastic

Sinéad is female. It's purposely done from a straight point of view to point out how ridiculous it is to have to ask a population to get married.