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      • Trusted Partner
        Business, Economics & Law
        March 2020

        The history of marriage equality in Ireland

        A social revolution begins

        by Sonja Tiernan

      • Trusted Partner
        Business, Economics & Law
        October 2021

        The history of marriage equality in Ireland

        A social revolution begins

        by Sonja Tiernan

        Ireland is the first country in the world to extend civil marriage to same sex couples through a public vote. The marriage equality referendum saw record numbers turn out to register their votes including Irish emigrants who returned from around the world to ensure an impressive majority in favour of this constitutional amendment. The overwhelming positive result marked a clear separation of church and State for possibly the first time in Ireland. The Yes Equality campaign ignited a social revolution across Ireland, witnessed more recently with further referenda decriminalising abortion and introducing a less punitive regime for obtaining a divorce. Utilising published reports, newspaper articles, marriage equality papers and extracts from Dáil debates, this book traces the key legislative and social changes surrounding Irish marriage equality, from the establishment of the advocacy group in 2008 to the referendum on the extension of civil marriage rights to same-sex couples in Ireland in 2015. With a foreword by Ivana Bacik, a Senator and Reid Professor of Criminal Law, Criminology and Penology at Trinity College Dublin, best known for her tireless work defending human rights, this book offers a concise historical record of the momentous referendum on marriage equality.

      • Trusted Partner
        Business, Economics & Law
        September 2020

        The history of marriage equality in Ireland

        A social revolution begins

        by Sonja Tiernan

        Ireland is the first country in the world to extend civil marriage to same sex couples through a public vote. The book functions as a concise historical record of this momentous occasion from the establishment of an organised gay rights movement through to the ultimate referendum on marriage equality. The overwhelming positive result in the referendum marked a clear separation of church and State for possibly the first time. The yes equality campaign was so unique in style that it has spawned a social revolution, witnessed most recently with the legalisation of abortion and a less punitive regime for obtaining a divorce. This book will appeal to those with an interest in political campaigning and structures and scholars of equality and broader social justice issues. The foreword is written by human rights activist and Senator, Ivana Bacik.

      • Relationships

        Crazy Town: Money. Marriage. Meth.

        A Riveting Personal Account and a Thorough Global History of Methamphetamine Abuse and Addiction

        by Sterling R. Braswell

        Sterling Braswell was a millionaire—palatial ranch, stock options, and money in the bank. Then he met his high school sweetheart after not seeing her for over ten years. With their love rekindled, they were married. Life was beautiful. They had no real worries, a lovely son, and a bright future. Then she started using meth. The craziness of the next few years would leave Sterling almost completely broke—financially, emotionally, and spiritually—and nearly murdered. Welcome to crazy town . . .

      • Relationships

        8 Reasons for Divorce, The

        Why Marriages Fail and How to Ensure That Yours Doesn’t

        by Thomas G. Papps

        Thomas G. Papps is an attorney who argued cases before the United States Supreme Court (U.S. v. Jimmy Johnson) and argued cases that have become the law of the land (”failure of informed consent” from Grey v. Grunnagle). The toughest battles he fought in the courtroom, though, have been his divorce cases. In The 8 Reasons for Divorce, Mr. Papps will share with you his findings as to the true causes for divorce after analyzing almost 2,000 divorce cases in which he was an attorney. Within its pages you will discover… ▪ what marriage really is; ▪ how kissing can ruin—or save—a marriage; ▪ how effective marriage counsellors really are; ▪ the effect of clergy, friends, and family on your marriage; ▪ the significance of age differences; ▪ how children can affect a marriage; ▪ what it takes to have a successful marriage; ▪ the single most important thing you can do to ensure that your marriage will succeed. Finally, you will find two important tests that were developed based on the data from Mr. Papps’s cases: The Pre-Marriage Test (“Should you get married?”) and the Marriage Test (“Will your marriage last?”). These tests have been shown to be accurate in predicting the health of a relationship and the chances for it’s success—or divorce.

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