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Lucinda Creighton changes her mind?

January 28th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Equality, Irish Politics, LGBT, Same Sex Partnerships

You may remember when the second stage debate on the Civil Partnership Bill began back in December, Lucinda Creighton, FG TD for Dublin South East, was not present when called on to speak. There has been extensive time given to the debate fortunately and yesterday Lucinda spoke and thanks to the wonders that is the […]

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Leo Varadkar is single and unhappy

January 28th, 2010 · 10 Comments · Equality, Irish Politics, LGBT, Same Sex Partnerships

Still getting the links together from the Civil Partnership Debate yesterday (the bill has passed it’s Second Stage and has been referred to the Select Committee on Justice, Equality and Law Reform for the stage where amendments are put and debated.) However I thought we might try assist Leo Varadkar TD (Fine Gael) in finding […]

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Up for the match

January 27th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Equality, Irish Politics, LGBT, Same Sex Partnerships

So when the Civil Partnership legislation passes and is finally enacted same sex couples  should be able to register their relationships in a variety of places that are approved for the conduct of civil ceremonies. Including…. (It was announced yesterday that Croke Park was registered as a venue for the conducting of civil marriages) Now […]

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The Civil Partnership Bill Second Stage Debate – It Continues

January 25th, 2010 · 6 Comments · Blogging, Equality, Irish Politics, LGBT, Same Sex Partnerships

The Civil Partnership Bill Second Stage Debate will resume this Wednesday 27th January some time between 11.30 and 1.30pm. There are two other bills for debate during this time before contributions can be made. Who’s left to speak? Personally I’m still waiting for Lucinda. You can watch it here and of course join in the […]

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Civil Partnership Debate Liveblog Part Deux

January 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Blogging, Irish Politics, LGBT, Same Sex Partnerships

In case the Dáil gets around to debating the Second Stage of the Civil Partnership Bill today (the schedule has changed to allow for statements on Haiti) some information on how to watch and where. I’ve set up a live blog for the debate and you can watch/listen to the feed and participate in the […]

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