On This Day, May 22: Ireland Is 1st to Pass Marriage Equality in Popular Vote

Tonie Walsh: Ten years on, it turns out that marriage equality did not destroy society after all

Rereading press reportage from the 2015 marriage equality referendum campaign should come with a trigger warning. Lurid headlines jostle for attention: ‘Why homosexual marriage is harmful’; ‘I’m all for gay rights but marriage is for boy and girl’; ‘To oppose gay marriage is not necessarily a bigoted position’; ‘It offends God’; ‘It does not create a family but a sterile union’… and on and on.

Ireland celebrates 10 years of Marriage Equality as fight for rights persists

10 years ago today, on May 22 2015, the people of Ireland made history. In a groundbreaking referendum, over 62% of voters chose to amend the Irish Constitution to allow Marriage Equality for same-sex couples.

Challenges for LGBTQ+ community 10 years after referendum

RTÉ Social Affairs Correspondent Ailbhe Conneely looks back at the marriage equality referendum campaign and examines challenges the LGBTQ+ community continues to face.

On This Day, May 22: Ireland is 1st to pass marriage equality in popular vote

On May 22, 2015, voters in Ireland overwhelmingly approved a measure to allow civil same-sex marriage, making it the first nation in the world to legalize gay unions through a popular vote.

Marriage Equality Referendum 10 years on: Almost 6,000 same-sex weddings have taken place

Almost 6,000 same-sex weddings have taken place since the passing of the Marriage Equality referendum in Ireland ten years ago. The referendum took place on May 22, 2015 with 1.2 million people (62%) voting in favour of the amendment of the Constitution. It mean that marriages, regardless of the sex of the partners, would be recognised in Ireland. Almost 6,000 same-sex marriages have taken place since the passing of the Marriage Equality refere…

Sharon and Susan’s ‘I do’ made mark on history

THE marriage equality referendum in 2015 is regarded by many as a social revolution and a turning point moment in Irish history. 10 years ago this week, Ireland set down a marker in becoming the first country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage. In Limerick, that support was strongly felt with the motion carried by a significant majority. With a number of events already underway on Shannonside this week to mark the milestone anniversary, …