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Ireland to hold referendum on gay marriage in May [View all]
Source: Guardian UK
A referendum on legalising gay marriage in Ireland will be held in May, the Republic’s deputy prime minister announced on Tuesday evening.
Tánaiste and Irish Labour leader Joan Burton confirmed that the cabinet in Dublin had agreed to hold the vote then.
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The latest opinion poll in the Irish Times found that 71% of the Republic’s electorate would vote yes and allow for legal gay marriages in the state.
Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/16/ireland-gay-marriage-referendum-may
About time.
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