This afternoon – just two days before the #MarriageRef here in Ireland – I was sitting having a coffee while I waited for my eldest daughter to finish up her evening social activity. On the way there we had been discussing the posters around the streets and I was trying to put what the referendum means into a context she would understand.

While I was alone with my thoughts and my coffee I started thinking again about why I would be voting Yes on Friday and I wanted to get a few thoughts down for anyone who might be still on the fence. These are some of my thoughts and opinions, for what they are worth…