Last March following their spring meeting the Catholic Bishops issued a statement and published a leaflet on marriage and the family. Yesterday they met for the summer meeting and made another statement on the Civil Partnership Bill. * Protection and support for marriage and family Bishops discussed the statement Why Marriage Matters which was published […]
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Rumours are circulating that there is a demonstration planned at Dublin Pride by Cóir or related organisations against the Dublin Pride Parade and/or protesting the Civil Partnership Bill 2009. Stewards attending training for the Pride Parade were informed that there had been two sources of information regarding the planned protests and that there would be […]
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Dermot Ahern is interviewed today in the Irish Times. He’s Mr. Nice Guy really – well this is what he wants to let the readers (and FF TD’s who may vote in a leadership election) know. He has quite a bit to say on the Civil Partnership Bill. AS THE MURPHY REPORT into the Catholic […]
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Marriage Equality last week launched a National Poster campaign calling for Civil Marriage for same sex couples and recognition of lesbian and gay families. Funded by the Community Foundation of Ireland the posters will be displayed on Dublin Bus and in libraries, family resources and community centres around the country. Find out more about the […]
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Al writes about Universal Healthcare and the reasons behind a new Irish campaign on the subject How many more TV or Radio programmes will we watch and listen to about the health services before we shout stop. Prime Time, Frontline, Pat Kenny, Joe Duffy and many other shows have featured heartbreaking stories about people waiting […]
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