It was recently reported that the LGBTQ+ community is one of the most consistent victims of mis- and disinformation in the European Union.
We know that the rise in the spread of misinformation online has real-life consequences for LGBTQ+ young people and other marginalised communities.
That is why we are asking you to pledge to use factual and accurate information during your election campaign, and during your term if elected as Councillor.
Research released by Trinity College Dublin this April shows the devastating impact of online hate, misrepresentation and discrimination, with LGBTQ+ young people experiencing 3 times the level of anxiety and depress and 5 times the level of suicide attempts – compared to the general youth population.
This is your opportunity to show that you support the rights of LGBTQ+ people and marginalised communities whose safety is at threat due to misinformation and fake news.
Public debate and discussion are a vital part of any democracy, and the upcoming local elections are no different. Accurate and credible sources of information ensure well-informed discussions based on facts.
For our communities to thrive, we need to stand up against misinformation and polarisation and come together to implement changes that create an Ireland for all.
If elected, we will ask you to deliver on this commitment by bringing this motion to your Council.
That this council commits to using factual and accurate information, based on credible sources, in this council’s discussion and debates.
This council is aware of the harmful impact that misinformation has on marginalised communities, including but not limited to those protected under the Equal Status Acts, namely on the grounds of gender, martial status, family status, age, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion and membership of the Traveller community.
In making this commitment, this council affirms its obligation as a Local Authority, as per Section 42 of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014, to have regard to the need to:
a) eliminate discrimination,
b) promote equality of opportunity and treatment of its staff and the persons to whom it provides services, and
c) protect the human rights of its members, staff and the persons to whom it provides services.
Signatories as of June 7 2024
Fianna Fáil
- Shane Curley
- Rory Hogan
- Briege Mac Oscar
- Shelly Herterich-Quinn
- John O’Leary
- Anne-Marie Connolly
- Andrea Dalton
- Edel McSharry
- Martin Ryan
- Andrea Dalton
- Brendan Mulroy
- Mick Cahill
- John Keogh
- Garry Laffan
- Barbra-Anne Murphy
- Tommy Reilly
- John Mullen
- Stephanie Keating
- John Fleming
- Emma Murphy
- Stephanie Keating
- Fiona Murray
Fine Gael
- Paul Murphy
- Peggy O’Dwyer
- Tom O’Neill
- Teddy O’Sullivan Casey
- Shane Forde
- Domnick Connolly
- James Geoghegan
- Pat Chambers
- Caitríona Bergin
- Fintan Brett
- Rachel Jane Kerley
- Danny Byrne
- Sarah Kiely
- Luke Corkery
- Willie Fitzharris
- Pat Kehoe
Green Party
- Vanessa Mulhall
- Liz Coakley Wakefield
- Peter Nolan
- Colette Finn
- Liam Walsh
- Rosie Palmer
- Danny Boyle
- Martina O’Connor
- Rory Jackson
- Cliona O’Halloran
- Ray Cunningham
- Feljin Jose
- Rob O’Donnell
- Paul Bowler
- Mark Lynch
- Peter Hamilton
- Anluan Dunne
- Clodagh Harrington
- Ruadháin Bonham
- Honore Kamegni
- Alastair McKinstry
- Eva Elizabeth Dowling
- Caroline Conroy
- Lourda Scott
- Karen Power
- Jason Le Masurier
- Janet Horner
- Lourda Scott
- Adam Ó Ceallaigh
- Anne Walsh
- Stephen Spillane
- Oisín O’Connor
- Mark Hackett
- Diarmaid Griffin
- Johnny Gogan
- Louise Jordan
- Ted Bradley
- Robert Jones
- Aisling Maloney
- Cleo Murphy
- Peadar O Fionnáin
- Mary Ryder
- Michael Kennedy
- Bridget Ginnity
- Harriet Burgess
- Megan Flynn Dixon
- Suzanne Young
- Molly Aylesbury
- Carolyn Moore
- Donna Cooney
- Claire Byrne
- Lynne Glasscoe
- Tate Donnelly
- Bláithín Gallagher
- Lyn Hagin Meade
- Laura Donaghy
Independents
- Alan Edge
- James Garvin
- Stephen Stokes
- Pat Dunne
- Richie Molloy
- Andy Moloney
- Sean O’Brien
- Dean Mulligan
- Peter James Nugent
- John O’Donoghue
- Pat Barry
- Mick Duff
Labour Party
- Paul O’Brien
- Peter Horgan
- Patrick Dempsey
- John Nisbet
- Rupert Heather
- Anne Ferris
- Eoin Coates
- Anne Breen
- Brendan Ryan
- Rebekah Fozzard
- Dermot Lacey
- Eilish Balfe
- Fergal Landy
- John O’Regan
- James Humphreys
- Niall McNelis
- Martha Fanning
- Anne Waithira Burke
- Emma Cutlip
- Thomas O’Connor
- Evie Nevin
- John Walsh
- Brian McDonagh
- Ben Slimm
- Bernie Linnane
- John Longergan
- John Pratt
- Bridin Lyng Moloney
- Mark Leigh
- Conor Skeehan
- Nekesa Khisa Nancy
- Michael McLaughlin
- Shane Folan
- Vicky Clancy Barron
- Laura Harmon
- Lorna Fitzpatrick
- Angela Boyle Schafer
- Eoghan Kenny
- Joshua Ellul
- Darragh Moriarty
- Louise Morgan Walsh
- James Kearney
- Eddie McGuinness
- Fidelma Bennett
- Liam van der Spek
- Angela Feeney
- Fidelma Bennett
- James Joy
- Ciarán Ahern
- Andrea Cleere
- Elena Secas
- Helen Ogbu
People Before Profit
- John Burtchaell
- Jess Spear
- Philomena Foster
- Lorraine Farrell
- Mark Kerins
- Adrian Curran
- Dave Smyth
- Lena Seale
- Conor Kelly
- Ruairí Fahy
- Shay L’Estrange
- Joe Daly
- Madeline Johansson
- Bernard Mulvany
- Brigid Purcell
- Bryn Edwards
- Ollie Power
- John Cahill
- Denman Rooke
- Gino O’Boyle
- Emma Hendrick
- Melisa Halpin
- Kellie McConnell
- James Hickey
- Rola Abu Zeid O’Neill
- Ciaran Mac Aonghusa
- Patrick Curtin
- Aisling Hudson
- Shane Laird
- Kevin Shore
- Anthony McNulty
- Andrew Mannion
- Andrew Keegan
- Maisie McMaster
- Darragh Adelaide
- Adrienne Wallace
- Mary Martin
- Conor Reddy
- Conor Burke
- Kelsey May Daly
Rabharta
- Killian Mangan
Social Democrats
- Patrick Balfe
- Shane Hickey-O’Mara
- Bill Clear
- Síle Ní Dhubhghaill
- Peter Melrose
- John Hurley
- Aaron McAllorum
- Deirdre McCormack
- Chris Heinhold
- Niall McCreanor
- Donnah Vuma
- Ali Morris
- Alan Curran
- Aishling Silke
- Hilary Tonge
- Neil Dowling
- David Curry
- Ciaran McCarthy
- Danny Alvey
- Justin Sinnott
- Alan Moynihan
- Lola Gonzalez
- Jesslyn Henry
- Lynn Tierney
- Eoin Hayes
- Helen Meaney
- Fiona Levie
- Paddy Monahan
- Stephen Nolan
- Niamh Mongey
- Karen Hinkson-Deeney
- Pádraig Rice
- Ellen O’Doherty
- Saoirse Mackin
- Hugo Mills
- Caroline Winstanley
- Cat O’Driscoll
- Jen Cummins
- John McNamee
- Mistura Oyebanji
- Catherine Stocker
- Nuala Killeen
- Luke Daly
- Lydia Bigley
- Lesley Byrne
- Paul Mulville
- Ellen Murphy
- Justine Delaney
- Bill Clear
- Tim Clifford
- Eibhlín Seoighthe
- Ronan Moore
- Mary Roche
- Susan Doyle
Sinn Féin
- Aoife Masterson
- Cathal Ó hÉanna
- Aaron Kelly
- Kevin Burke
- Phil Lynam
- Louise Kavanagh
- Brendan Barry
- Shaun Tracey
- Niamh Fennell
- Stiofán de Lundres Ó Dálaigh
- Jack Murray
- Dermot ‘Daisy’ O’Brien
- Mehdi Ozcinar
- Annemarie Ryan
- Tony McDaid
- James Donnelly
- Mark Callinan
- Calum Atkinson
- Noel Connolly
- Rory Ryan
- Danielle O’Shea
- Joanne Collins
- Ursual Gavan
- Niamh Whelan
- Alan Whelan
- Malachy McCreesh
- Tom Collopy
- Pádraig Collins
- Regan Maher
- Amanda Spiteri
- Sarah Holland
- Ailish O’Reilly
- Róisín Mannion
- Dean McGrath
- Sam Brooks
- Kevin O’Hara
- Orla O’Leary
- Kenneth Collins
- Mick Nugent
- Shane Duggan
- Gavin Ryan
- Sionainn McCann
- Tanya Dunworth
- Kitty Colbert
- Barry Campion
- James Stokes
- Martina Cleary
- Evan Barry
- Patrick Roche
- Clodagh O Moore
- Callie NicRailligh
- Tom Forde
- Eoghan Fahy
- Killian Brennan
- Karen Gallagher
- Cora McCann
- Dakota Nic Mheanman
Solidarity/Socialist Party
- Kieran Mahon
- Leah Whelan
Workers and Unemployed Action
- Patrick English
SIGN THE PLEDGE
We retain the right to decline signatures from candidates who do not uphold and respect the indivisibility of human rights and democracy.
Once you have signed the pledge, we will send you social media assets to share with your followers so you can let them know you stand behind truth and accurate information.