A Screening of 'The 34th - The Story of Marriage Equality in Ireland
The Permanent Representation of Ireland to the EU and The Embassy of Ireland to Belgium, in partnership with the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth hosted a screening on 09 April 2024 of the award winning documentary The 34th - The Story of Marriage Equality in Ireland in the company of Malin Björk MEP.
The 34th’ tells the story of the committed 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. Through revealing interviews and archive material, former board members and staff outline the strategising, fierce battles, sheer hard graft and personal cost of running such an all-consuming campaign.
Following on from the screening, an engaging discussion was held with the key campaigners involved in the yes campaign for the 2015 marriage equality referendum, Dr Gráinne Healy, Denise Charlton, Ailbhe Smyth and Orla Howard, where they shared their insight and lessons learned from this 10-year campaign.