In The Name of Love

How we got to YES

On 22 May 2015, Ireland held a referendum on the subject of extending marriage rights to same-sex couples. With a resounding vote for 'yes', the first popular vote in world to legalise same-sex marriage, this became the culmination of one of the most rapid and transformative changes in Irish society over the last century. In this book, Una Mullally charts the development of the movement from its origins. This is an oral history that documents the movement for marriage equality with context from the 70s, 80s, and 90s, but primarily focussing on the legislative progress made from the 2000s driven by protest, individuals, media, as well as including the conflicts within the communities and various debates in and around marriage.

I designed the front book cover for this wonderful project.