Monthly Archives: June 2012

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqHkQOzrC5U

From Guardian Sport.

James Richardson turns his animated attention to the Republic of Ireland, charting their successes; becoming the first non-UK team to beat England at home, their first appearance at an international finals at Euro ’88 (with the addition of Jack Charlton), and meeting the Pope in 1990

 

Thanks Richard Fahey

They’re the Cagney and Lacey of marriage equality.

From MarriageEquality.ie

Senator Katherine Zappone (above left) and her partner Dr. Ann Louise Gilligan (right) will be issuing a fresh legal challenge in their fight to be married under Irish law. The new challenge will test the provisions of the Civil Registration Act 2004, and Civil Partnership Act 2010, which prohibit marriage for same-sex couples.

“It became clear to us that, even if we succeeded with our original case, the provisions within the Civil Registration Act and the Civil Partnership Act would remain,” Katherine Zappone said today. “So it became imperative to shelve our Supreme Court appeal and proceed to challenge this Act before the High Court.”

The main point of the original case was the issue of whether the right to marry under the Irish Constitution extends to people of the same sex.

The new challenge will be heard in the High Court.

Fresh Marriage Equality Challenge for the High Court (Marriage Equality)

(Eamonn Farrell/Photocall Ireland)

 


There is none.

James Hanney writes:

@StarbucksIE was set up on September 15th last year. Yesterday it had 1,015 followers (which equates to about 3 new followers a day since setting up). Following the ‘scandal’, today it has 2,033 followers, which means that it has effectively doubled its followers overnight. A shrewd marketing ploy on Starbucks behalf perhaps?