Both sides made their point on the Late Late tonight.
The highlight of The Late Late Show was the debate about the upcoming same-sex marriage referendum which takes place on May 22.
Speaking for the ‘Yes’ campaign was Colm O’Gorman, the Executive Director of Amnesty International Ireland, and Irish Times writer Una Mullally.
The ‘No’ side was represented by Petra Conroy from Catholic Comment and blogger Keith Mills.
Here’s the Twitter reaction to the passionate debate.
"homophobic attacks have gone up in countries that have introduced same sex marriage" sounds pretty dubious.
— Ken Early (@kenearlys) May 1, 2015
Feel like this is for entertainment/viewer rating purposes, as opposed to genuine debate. #latelate
— Kathryn (@_kathrynfreney) May 1, 2015
This is NOT about changing marriage to make it lesser. Not. At. All. #latelate
— Maeve McLaughlin (@mlocko) May 1, 2015
You Go Glen Coco! @Colmogorman is excellent on #latelate #LateLateShow #YesEquality
— Niamh H (@Niamh_ie) May 1, 2015
I'm so glad that woman from the @ISPCCChildline spoke – she summed up the issues at the heart of why voting yes is so important. #LateLate
— Ciarán O' Driscoll (@bearaboi) May 1, 2015
Lads I grew up in a single parent household and I'm grand. #latelate
— Kevin Herrera (@khkeane) May 1, 2015
I'm a single parent, my kids have 3 strong male influences. Their father, my father and my partner. Who's gotta go? #genderquotas #latelate
— Deb Crawley (@DebCrawley) May 1, 2015
Petra says 'where it's possible' to keep mammy and daddy together. No one is stopping mammy and daddy keeping their kids #latelate
— Anne Marie O'Connor (@Kitsgirl1) May 1, 2015
I haven't heard a fact from either side, just opinion. #latelate #MarRef
— Pádraig McCann (@Padraig_McCann) May 1, 2015
Jim Walsh is talking about 1916. Because that's where he's stuck. 100 years in the past. #latelate
— Anne Marie O'Connor (@Kitsgirl1) May 1, 2015
Gay couples already have children, #marriagequality strengthens legal support for those children. And powerful message to gay kids.#latelate
— Dave McGinn (@davemcginn_ie) May 1, 2015
If there was any reaction worth sharing in #MarRef campaign, it's this one from woman behind #LateLate No voter https://t.co/BTwtunpUva
— David Cochrane (@davidcochrane) May 1, 2015
Yes, yes, yes. #latelate
— Gerald (@geraldmbarry) May 1, 2015
Yes, Una. It's about CIVIL marriage. That's what it is. #latelate
— Emer McHugh (@emeramchugh) May 1, 2015
@Colmogorman just won the debate. What an amazing finish #latelate
— John Conroy (@johnboyconroy) May 1, 2015
Love how about 3 people are clapping for the no speakers but doing it really loud so it doesn't sound so pathetic #latelate
— Robert O Mahony (@fueledbyrobert) May 1, 2015
Paddy paddy paddy.. come on now paddy. Paddy! #LateLate
— GovernmentArtist (@GovernmentArtis) May 1, 2015
@UnaMullally is absolutely a wonder of a woman. Gay, bisexual, straight, asexual, etc. She is the voice of a generation. #LateLate
— Colin Tuite (@col89) May 1, 2015
Paddy Manning to inadvertently spoil his vote on May 22 by writing 'Me' on the paper #latelate
— Richie McCormåck (@RichieMcCormack) May 1, 2015
#latelate debate about the marriage referendum has been 90% about children … Stop actively avoiding what it's actually about!
— Claud McDonagh (@claudmcdonagh) May 1, 2015
Vote #YES & everybody wins, vote #NO and we demonstrate how conservative & stuck in a time warp we really are. It's a YES from me! #latelate
— David Smyth (@fixtronix) May 1, 2015
Well done @UnaMullally and @Colmogorman #moderndayyheroes.
for the love of god #VoteYesForEquality #latelate
— Karen McLoughlin (@karenmcloughlin) May 1, 2015
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