Campaign group LGBT Noise today gathered in Dublin to call on the Government to grant civil marriages to all in Ireland regardless of sexual orientation.
Category Archives: same-sex marriage
Govt intends to examine Constitutional issues in 2012
The Taoiseach is promising Constitutional issues, such as gay marriage and the way the President is elected, will be dealt with next year.
Missing Student Found Alive, Civil Partnered
A Malaysian student who reportedly had a civil partnership with an Irishman has been caught up in a political storm of controversy in his home country.
Same-sex New York marriages to be recognised in Ireland
Same-sex marriages from New York are to be recognized as Irish civil partnerships, following an order today from Justice Minister Alan Shatter.
Group calls for equal marriage rights
The Civil Partnership Act, which came into law at the start of the year, contains glaring omissions governing the rights of children and the protection of the family home, according to a report published this afternoon.
Ireland AM star and partner of 18 years to say ‘I do’ at gala party
Ireland AM’s Alan Hughes will sign the papers with his long-term love Karl Broderick this Friday in one of the most high-profile events since civil partnerships were legalised in Ireland.
Primate wants gay debate to be shelved
The Archbishop of Armagh has called for a clampdown on the debate over gay clergy in the Church of Ireland.
Film highlights problems of children with gay and lesbian parents
Children with lesbian and gay parents face real discrimination because of the lack of equality for same sex families in Ireland under the Civil Partnership Act, according to a new short film launched today by Marriage Equality.
Inaction on gay marriage criticised
Independent senator Katherine Zappone has criticised Government inaction on gay marriage and questioned if incoming gender quotas for general election candidates will work.
Marriage equality march takes place in Dublin
Thousands of people took to the streets of Dublin today to march in favour of civil marriage equality.
