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 […]
Most of the text response to the news of Dermot Ahern’s retirement has been unbroadcastable (great profits Newstalk are making at 30c per text all the same) The rumour had been circulating for a few weeks and now we are watching them fall (Senior FF ministers that is) as election plans have to be made […]
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And now onto the Seanad. It’s 21 years since the first European State passed a registered partnership bill. Ireland today is on it’s way to catching up – slow as ever. The Bill passed without a vote and there were moving speeches at the end, some acknowledging the fact that the bill does not go […]
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