Same-sex marriages from New York are to be recognised as Irish civil partnerships, following an order today from Justice Minister Alan Shatter.

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“This is excellent news for those Irish people in New York who have married since the law was enacted there this July,” said chairperson of the Gay and Lesbian Equality Network (GLEN) Kieran Rose, the Evening Echo reports.

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