The mammy-in-chief herself, Mrs Brown, is calling for a Yes vote in the upcoming same-sex marriage referendum.

In a video posted online, actor Brendan O'Carroll - as his famous alter-ego says: "Any two people who feel in love enough should be allowed to get married".

"When I was a young girl, there was a big who-ha about mixed marriages...but they still went and got married and the world didn't end".

"We all have to grow up a little bit now," she adds.

Mrs Brown says she wants to see her son Rory "having the same opportunity for happiness as everybody else's son".