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Taoiseach to outline position on gay marriage on Tuesday

The Taoiseach says he'll outline his position on gay-marriage on Tuesday. That's when the Cabinet...
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07.34 3 Nov 2013


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Taoiseach to outline position on gay marriage on Tuesday

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07.34 3 Nov 2013


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The Taoiseach says he'll outline his position on gay-marriage on Tuesday.

That's when the Cabinet will decide when a referendum on the issue will be held.

This is in order to meet the deadline to respond to teh constitutional convention which has recommended a referendum to allow for gay-marriage.

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Labour's pushing for a referendum in the lifetime of the coalition, and has suggested 2015 as the best time.

Fine Gael will agree to a referendum - but the party has no official position - and the Taoiseach himself has refused to show his hand.

So after years avoiding answering the question - it appears that within a matter of days, Enda Kenny will tell us if he supports same-sex marriage.


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