The Irish Times

Irishman finds ways to ease tensions over water scarcity in Middle East

Wild Geese: Ciarán Ó Cuinn, Middle East Desalination Research Center, Oman

Fri Oct 30 2015 - 08:31

Gays, Greens and Fianna Fáil: the civil partnership battle

A new oral history book by the ‘Irish Times’ columnist Una Mullally looks back on the long campaign that led to the upcoming referendum on same-sex marriage. In this extract, key players recall a 2007 battle between the then coalition ‘partners’ over the introduction of civil partnership

Sat Dec 06 2014 - 06:00