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The Closets are Still Closed

March 30th, 2007 · 2 Comments · LGBT, Queer, Same Sex Partnerships, Social Policy

Or maybe they did not understand the question? Perhaps they were living apart the night the census took place… Nevertheless maybe there should be a tribunal into the missing same sex couples in Ireland. The number of same sex cohabiting couples recorded in the 2006 census was 2,090 compared with 1,300 in 2002. Two thirds […]

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Irish Government Introduces Apartheid.

March 29th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Irish Politics, Social Policy

What you mean you missed it? Don’t worry so have a lot of people. The Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2007 is currently going through the Oireachtas. Contained in that bill is a clause that will mean that private developers in the many areas of Dublin will be able to tell buyers that nobody on […]

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