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9 October 2012
Former Irish president announces support for equal marriage 15 Ireland’s former president Mary McAleese says she supports marriage rights for same-sex couples.
28 September 2012
Former Irish president blasts Catholic Church over anti-gay views 82 The Catholic Church is becoming increasingly isolated in its attitude towards LGBT people, the former president of Ireland has warned.
10 September 2012
Irish councillor and doctor facing growing pressure over ‘stupid’ remarks against equal marriage 21 A Dublin politician has been roundly condemned after protesting against the city council’s decision to vote in favour of opening up civil marriage to all citizens “regardless” of their sexuality.
4 September 2012
Dublin City Council votes to support equal marriage 7 Dublin City Council has passed motions in support of opening up civil marriage to all citizens “regardless” of their sexuality.
26 August 2012
Catholic Cardinal calls for objective debate over gay marriage and abortion 51 An Irish Catholic Cardinal has called for a calm and reasoned debate over gay marriage and abortion, but said the church was not prepared to move their position on the latter.
13 August 2012
Thousands gather in Dublin for marriage equality march 6 The fourth Irish March for Marriage took place in Dublin city centre yesterday afternoon.
23 July 2012
Northern Ireland: Peer reignites argument over ‘perverse’ equal marriage 46 After suggesting marriage rights for gay couples were a 'rung on the ladder' to legalising sex with animals, Lord Maginnis has said he is 'disgusted' that a Tory think tank supports the move and will campaign to challenge its private funding streams.
19 July 2012
Ireland: Two years since civil partnerships law passage marked 29 The two-year anniversary of the day on which Ireland's civil partnerships system was signed into law by the country's president has been marked with a call for marriage equality.
11 July 2012
Irish prime minister refuses to take view on equal marriage 17 The Irish prime minister, the Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said he will not be drawn into taking a position on whether marriage should be available to gay couples before a constitutional convention examines the issue.
11 July 2012
Northern Ireland: Equal marriage campaign group launched 13 A new campaigning group, Equal Marriage NI, has been launched to push for marriage equality between gay and straight couples in Northern Ireland.
10 July 2012
Ireland: 734 civil partnerships since introduction last year 26 1,468 gays and lesbians in Ireland have taken advantage of the country's new civil partnerships law, which came into force in 2011.
1 July 2012
Irish Deputy Prime Minister: ‘Gay marriage is the civil rights issue of this generation’ 15 The Deputy Prime Minister (Tanaiste) of Ireland, Eamon Gilmore, has told Dublin Pride that the law should be changed to allow same-sex couples the same rights to marry as opposite sex couples.
6 June 2012
Ireland: Bid to overturn laws prohibiting gay marriages welcomed 29 A new legal challenge has been launched in Ireland to test the country's legislation which currently prohibits gay marriages from taking place.
5 June 2012
New Irish human rights legislation for LGBT people 46 Same-sex civil marriage and protection for LGBT students in schools are just two of the positive steps which may result from new legislation published in Ireland today.
14 May 2012
Church of Ireland Synod: Gay relationships cannot be ‘normative’ 68 The General Synod of the Church of Ireland has passed a motion confirming its opposition to the recognition of gay marriages and describing straight unions as the only 'normative' context for a sexual relationship.
11 May 2012
Church of Ireland withdraws controversial marriage motion from debate 9 A motion to affirm the Church of Ireland's view of straight marriage as being the "only normative context for sexual intercourse" has been removed from this week's General Synod meeting after it provoked complaints.
10 May 2012
Footballer baffled by reaction of Twitter ‘fruits’ to gay comments 60 A footballer in Northern Ireland has received waves of criticism for a series of tweets in which he suggested gays 'anal a girl', adding that he would walk away from gay critics without 'turning his back' on them.
10 May 2012
Church of Ireland will discuss marriage motion and ‘hurt and injury’ to gays this week 38 The Church of Ireland General Synod will discuss this week the 'hurt and injury' felt by gay people as a result of the actions taken by those within the denomination in addition to a motion affirming its view that gays should not be allowed to marry.
3 May 2012
Ireland ‘missed opportunity to protect LGBT employees’ in Seanad vote 17 The Gay and Lesbian Equality Network in Ireland has expressed disappointment at the defeat of the Employment Equality (Amendment) Bill 2012 in the Seanad yesterday.
13 April 2012
Northern Ireland: Inquiry into Catholic priest’s gay porn display hindered by laptop theft 76 An investigation into how a Catholic priest managed to project pornographic gay images to a room of primary school parents instead of a presentation on Holy Communion has been hindered by the theft of the laptop from his home.

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