Saturday, March 24, 2018

Elevan O'Clock #26 - Orla Howard, Deputy Chair of Ireland's Marriage Equality campaign



Orla Howard was the Deputy Chair of the Irish Marriage Equality campaign.  She was in Australia to introduce the documentary about the campaign called "The 34th". 

"The 34th’ tells the story of the driven and dedicated people who formed Marriage Equality in Ireland, and developed it into a highly effective grassroots force with one clear goal in mind - the extension of Civil Marriage to same-sex couples."

Hear about the love story that ignited the campaign and how successful the campaign was. 

Orla is a passionate fighter for making Ireland a better place for all and currently working on the campaign to amended the Irish constitution a second time.  This time to grant Irish women the access to legal abortions.





Rory O Neill with his dog, Penny, at the March for Marriage 2010


Amy Howard aged 7 (Orla's niece) holds up her Marriage Equality poster April 2015.



Katherine Zappone and Ann Louise Gilligan during the Irish Yes Equality campaign May 2015


Members of the Marriage Equality Board celebrate the passing of the Civil Marriage legislation in November 2015






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