Irish politicians tended to run a mile from any issue to do with child welfare and child abuse – evidence how long the the cruel exploitation of children in the Industrial Schools was allowed to continue. These two guys are going to run a marathon!

The referendum isn’t about children’s rights – it’ll allow some people to adopt some children if passed.

Well done to them.
And, everyone else that runs the marathon for charity.

Is this referendum not a definite Yes, I haven’t seen a No poster or even heard of a No group opposing it. I think allot of these children’s charities and children’s groups are throwing money away by printing posters and placing adverts in TV for what I can see is going to be a landslide Yes.

bizzarre to have to run a marathon to get a referendum through. its like some bad reality tv stunt. evenif you agreed that they should do something like this shouldnt it have something to do with children?

what next? climbing mt everest to raise awareness of the need to address EU fishing quotas?

Is there seriously people giving these two hassle for raising money for children ?

Personally I’d prefer if this lot refrained from publicly supporting either side in the referendum. I plan to vote yes, but the more they push for a Yes vote; the more people will see voting No as a protest against government.

Not too sure about mixing politics with sport and charity a

What the hell are the TDs on about. Surely people are not going to vote NO. Why should they when its childrens rights we are voting for. It appears those TDs are riding on the back of the childrens referendum to secure their own votes.

If they didnt betray the trust of the people with false election promises they wouldnt have to resort to running marathons to get a referendum through…
ps Is our minister for health running?

Now try it, you just try to run all that is proposed here without reference to the special case of the Traveller families, you can’t , not even with a solid YES vote on Saturday November 10th – and this is why this referendum is a complete and total Confidence Trick because no legislation that will work , without provision for the Traveller families can actually work, and such provision can’t work either as everybody must be equal under law.
So if Frances Fitzgerald gets her Yes Vote she still cannot legislate as laid out for the purposes of this referendum with no mention of the Travellers anywhere, but even if she now produced legislation to make them exceptions to the rule it can’t be done anyway as we all have to be treated the same under law.
Any or all legal eagles here must by now realise that it is all a Sham and a Confidence Trick of being asked to vote for something that can’t be done without that Traveller exception , that can’t be done either!
Come on the Travellng People your existence has not now only shattered the Government but all Irish political parties in Dail Eireann as well and exposed them all as Fakers and Charlatans.
Thanks for your help, Lads:-)

Save the Children, Vote NO. |

Vote NO for Democracy and Freedom and to save the children from the State.
The Irish Government , with the support of all the Irish political parties including all the opposition , are running a national referendum in Ireland on Saturday next November 10th to give the State more control over the children of Ireland in opposition to existing parental rights, even though the Irish Constitution already protects children , where the State has always dismally failed to do so.
Those of us concerned citizens opposing this are being overwhelmed by mass organisation, mass media and postering across Ireland right now by ALL the Irish political parties with all the politicians ganging up on the people, we feel that this is the final solution by the State and the politicians to all dissenting voices in Ireland.
Thus we the people , with no organisation, no political party left, are fighting to the finish for Democracy and Freedom of Choice to be maintained in a Free Ireland, and that our children be saved from State despotism and Dictatorship.
Save the Children, Vote NO.

Yes, Jim you are quite correct.

Its great to see anyone take part in a marathon or for that matter any event to raise money for charitys,

First marathon I did was in Cork and I ran it for the Irish Cancer Society, although I am running Dublin in two weeks I’m not doing it for charity but I have a plan of doing a 100km run next summer in aid of charity. Going to go for a more local based charity this time though

Say what you will I will vote No simply because if you want children peapleshould be able to afford them instead of having them mostly for claiming benefits like an awful lot do.I am a parent and had my kids years ago because I WANTED them.And I was paid properly then.