Bringing equality to Ireland: prime minister Ahern says gays couples deserve greater rights.Extending greater rights to gay and lesbian couples would be the "Christian" thing to do, said Ireland's Catholic prime minister, Bertie Ahern, in a November 14 interview on Irish state broadcaster RTE (1) See runtime engine. (2) (Real-Time Executive) The operating system used in the HP 1000 series. See HP 1000. . Ahern was responding to a lawsuit filed by a lesbian couple who were married in Canada last year. A judge ruled on November 9 that Ann Louise Gilligan and Katherine Zappone could sue for the right to file a joint tax return in their native Ireland. They are reportedly the first same-sex couple to try to have a marriage recognized there. "We should try to deal with some of the issues [same-sex couples] have to surmount sur·mount tr.v. sur·mount·ed, sur·mount·ing, sur·mounts 1. To overcome (an obstacle, for example); conquer. 2. To ascend to the top of; climb. 3. a. To place something above; top. in their daily lives," Ahern said. But the legalization LEGALIZATION. The act of making lawful. 2. By legalization, is also understood the act by which a judge or competent officer authenticates a record, or other matter, in order that the same may be lawfully read in evidence. Vide Authentication. of stone-sex marriage in Ireland, he added, is probably "a long way off." Meanwhile, in the neighboring United Kingdom, the house of lords House of Lords: see Parliament. on November 17 approved the Civil Partnership Bill, giving same-sex couples most of the rights of marriage. |
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