Tag: Ireland
Ireland : Support grows for poll on gay marriage
A referendum on gay marriage is looking likely, with a number of TDs from the Irish Government and the Opposition throwing their weight behind proposals to put it to a public vote.
Ryanair boss never wrong…
Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary denies that the company keeps employees in slave-like contracts and repeat the lawsuit against them may never end up in a Norwegian court.
Committed advocate for gay law reform
Christopher Robson, who has died aged 72, said when the Civil Partnership Act was passed in 2010 that he and his partner Bill Foley had spent half of their 35-year relationship as criminals in the eyes of the State before homosexuality was decriminalised in 1993.
Attempts to equate same-sex unions with marriage will always fail, says bishop
The chairman of the Catholic bishops’ Council for Marriage and the Family, Bishop Christopher Jones, has said he would welcome the opportunity to make an oral submission on same-sex marriage to the Convention on the Constitution.
Gemany’s 1st gay rugby team scrums down
They may have suffered a heavy defeat on their debut, but the Berlin Bruisers trudged off the pitch buoyant and proud after Germany’s only gay rugby team played their first competitive match on Saturday.
Mission Ryan Dolan to Eurovision final
Ryan’s entry, Only Love Survives, won the Irish contest to representing Ireland in Malmö in Eurovision Song Contest (Eurosong), it’s time to mobilise to Mission Ryan Dolan to Eurovision final.