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| Ireland to hold gay marriage referendum | Ireland to hold gay marriage referendum |
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| Ireland is to hold a referendum on legalising gay marriage after a special convention set up to reform the Irish constitution recommended that same-sex couples in the republic be recognised in law. | Ireland is to hold a referendum on legalising gay marriage after a special convention set up to reform the Irish constitution recommended that same-sex couples in the republic be recognised in law. |
| The convention voted 79% in favour of full equality for same-sex marriage in Dublin on Sunday. | The convention voted 79% in favour of full equality for same-sex marriage in Dublin on Sunday. |
| Under the Irish constitution any major constitutional change has to be ratified by the electorate. | Under the Irish constitution any major constitutional change has to be ratified by the electorate. |
| The Irish Council for Civil Liberties and the Gay and Lesbian Network welcomed the endorsement of gay marriage equality. | The Irish Council for Civil Liberties and the Gay and Lesbian Network welcomed the endorsement of gay marriage equality. |
| The Marriage Equality director Moninne Griffith said the vote proved "Ireland is ready for equality for same-sex couples and wants equal access to civil marriage for loving committed gay and lesbian couples". | The Marriage Equality director Moninne Griffith said the vote proved "Ireland is ready for equality for same-sex couples and wants equal access to civil marriage for loving committed gay and lesbian couples". |
| The Gay and Lesbian Network director Brian Sheehan described the vote as a "historic day – a major milestone on the remarkable journey" towards full equality. | The Gay and Lesbian Network director Brian Sheehan described the vote as a "historic day – a major milestone on the remarkable journey" towards full equality. |
| The convention was established by the Fine-Gael-Labour coalition to secularise much of the Irish constitution, which has given the Catholic church a great deal of power and influence in the state since its foundation. | The convention was established by the Fine-Gael-Labour coalition to secularise much of the Irish constitution, which has given the Catholic church a great deal of power and influence in the state since its foundation. |
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