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Civil Marriage

The right to marry is a basic human right, as set out in the UN Charter of Human Rights and other human rights treaties. In a democratic republic, based on equal citizenship, civil marriage should be open to all citizens, including lesbians and gay men.

  • Civil Partnerships

    Civil Partnerships are just over a year old. Lesbian and gay couples couples can now enter a Civil Partnership in Ireland, which carries a powerful set of marriage-like rights and obligations. Foreign civil marriages or partnerships of lesbiana and gay couples are automatically recognised as Irish Civil Partnership. See this section for all the information on civil partnership.

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  • Next Steps Building on the Success of Civil Partnerships

    Over 750 lesbian and gay couples have entered civil partnerships in the 15 months since they became available. Building on the success of these civil partnerships, public and political support for the next step of civil marriage for lesbian and gay couples is rapidly growing.

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  • Achieving Civil Marriage: What is being said in the media

    As the national consensus grows for equal access to civil marriage there is a growing number of pieces analysing the issue in the media. This section highlights some of these pieces:

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