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Entries Tagged as 'Marriage Equality'

And we’re back in the chicken shed

August 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Blogging, Irish Media, Irish Politics, Live Blogging, Marriage Equality, Religious Right Dressed up as research institutes, Same Sex Partnerships

I’ve taken a little blogging break here for the last ten days or so, but it’s not been completely quiet. You may have noted the post exploring the campaign for marriage and the change in how marriage is interpreted which I wrote earlier this week on The (Fabulous) AntiRoom. I think some of the point […]

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Civil Partnership – All aboard in early December?

November 20th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Irish Politics, Marriage Equality, Same Sex Partnerships

Catching up on Civil Partnership related news… Confirmed in a question to An Taoiseach on Tuesday by Eamon Gilmore, leader of the Labour Party. Note the dig by Dermot Ahern. Deputy Eamon Gilmore: Does the Taoiseach have an update on when the civil partnership Bill will be before the House? The Taoiseach: Hopefully, the first […]

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Marriage not so much a Burning Issue?

November 12th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Equality, Equality Authority, Gay, Homophobia, Irish Politics, Lesbian, LGBT, Marriage Equality, Same Sex Partnerships

The Burning Issues research launched today by the National Lesbian and Gay Federation comes shortly before the debating of the Civil Partnership Bill. Yesterday evening a number of LGBT organisations were invited to the Equality Authority for a briefing on the Bill. As Tipster says it’s a bit odd that GLEN could not/did not want […]

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Brenda ‘Turnip’ Power

July 5th, 2009 · 18 Comments · Homophobia, Irish Media, Irish Politics, LGBT, Marriage Equality, Same Sex Partnerships

She writes to antagonise. Many of you are going to be extremely angry at reading her latest bit of rubbish. I could suggest that you not to bother with her. Or you could make her some Irish Stew. Or tell her something about children’s rights because she claims to be something of an expert. She’ […]

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The Green Party express delivery service

June 27th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Ciaran Cuffe, Green Party, Irish Politics, Marriage Equality, Same Sex Partnerships

‘Green Party Leader John Gormley, Gay and Lesbian Equality Network (GLEN) Chairperson Kieran Rose, Deputy Chair of the Green Party’s National Council Roderic O’Gorman, and Green Party Justice and equality spokesperson Ciarán Cuffe discuss the Government’s new Civil Partnership Bill.’

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