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Five months after the widely celebrated referendum, marriage equality has become a reality for same-sex couples in Ireland. The Presidential Commission, in place of President Michael D Higgins who currently visiting the US, signed the Marriage Act 2015 into law Thursday, 29 October 2015.
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Irish presidential commission signs equal marriage act into law
Five months after the widely celebrated referendum, marriage equality has become a reality for same-sex couples in Ireland. The Presidential Commission, in place of President Michael D Higgins who currently visiting the US, signed the Marriage Act 2015 into law Thursday, 29 October 2015.
"The current president of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, is a poet, acknowledged homosexual, and nearly as outspoken as his predecessors," it was announced on the Forbes website.
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You can call the Irish president gay and get away with it
“The current president of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, is a poet, acknowledged homosexual, and nearly as outspoken as his predecessors,” it was announced on the Forbes website.
A top international business magazine has apologised to President Michael D Higgins for publishing a story on its website in which it claimed he was an “acknowledged homosexual.”
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Forbes issues official apology to President Higgins for ‘homosexual’ claim
A top international business magazine has apologised to President Michael D Higgins for publishing a story on its website in which it claimed he was an “acknowledged homosexual.”
President Michael D Higgins has called on student leaders and the wider public to work together to combat “pernicious racism and homophobia” which he said were wreaking havoc in the lives of many of the State's young people.
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Students urged to stamp out racism
President Michael D Higgins has called on student leaders and the wider public to work together to combat “pernicious racism and homophobia” which he said were wreaking havoc in the lives of many of the State’s young people.
President Michael D Higgins has hit out at homophobia and racism in Ireland describing it as a "blight on society".
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President hits out at racism, homophobia
President Michael D Higgins has hit out at homophobia and racism in Ireland describing it as a “blight on society”.