Patricia Fanning is equality officer for IMPACT and worked closely on the campaign representing IMPACT, organising campaign literature and badges, and facilitating debate through updates and lobbying.

Patricia said “it was an honour to get to work on this campaign for IMPACT, and it really opened my eyes to what can be achieved when people band together for a good cause.

“The atmosphere of jubilation which soaked the country for days afterward is a real testament to how far we’ve come as a country, and how much this change was wanted by so many.

“I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who supported us in this campaign. The activists who gave up their evenings and weekends to canvass, the Sligo branch for putting up signs and proposing the motion, the Dublin city branch for the bus posters, and to everyone who took part in activities big and small, I would like to say a massive thank you.

“When history is written on this momentous event unions, and IMPACT members in particular will not be found wanting for the part that they played in winning marriage equality” Patricia said.