Amnesty International and See Change are hosting a number of public events on the subject of ending discrimination and stigma in the area of mental health. One of the current projects supported by both groups First Fortnight which takes place this Saturday in Dublin with a public debate on the subject of Have attitudes and […]
No doubt there is a lot of fevered scribbling going on amongst political parties at the moment with regards to writing their manifestos to be launched during General Election 2011. After the election during the coalition negotiations a Programme for Government will be produced with more lobbying by pressure groups and priorities slipping in the […]
As reported earlier this week the commencement order for the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights of Cohabitants Act 2010 was signed by Minister for Justice and Law Reform, Dermot Ahern. A video has been released of the signing ceremony (can anyone point me to any other ocassion or legislation where such a ceremony has been […]
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The Minister for Justice and Law Reform, Dermot Ahern has signed the commencement order which sees the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights of Cohabitants Act 2010 come into effect. GLEN released photos of the signing event – it is very unusual to see a signing event take place in Ireland, reminiscent of President Obama and […]
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When the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act was passed earlier this year it was known that further legislation would be needed before the bill was enacted. The Social Welfare Misc. Provisions Bill 2010 was published last month but amendments to the bill pertaining to Civil Partnerships and recognising same sex […]