- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Acknowledgements
-
Marriage equality across the globe
1 -
Chronology of key events surrounding the Irish marriage equality campaign
1 - Foreword
- Introduction: A social revolution begins
-
1 Irish historical and global context -
2 The path to the High Court -
3 Civil partnership bills -
4 Marriage Equality: A new direction -
5 Political lobbying, the media and influencing public opinion -
6 Meeting the challenges of the twenty-first century -
7 Preparing for a revolution -
8 Yes Equality -
9 The campaign in action -
10 The final hurdles -
11 The referendum - Afterword: Future directions
- Appendix 1
- Appendix 2
- Select bibliography
- Index
Political lobbying, the media and influencing public opinion
Political lobbying, the media and influencing public opinion
- Chapter:
- (p.56) 5 Political lobbying, the media and influencing public opinion
- Source:
- The History of Marriage Equality in Ireland
- Author(s):
Sonja Tiernan
- Publisher:
- Manchester University Press
The introduction of civil partnerships in Ireland is discussed. This chapter further examines one of the major concerns for marriage equality campaigners who highlighted that civil partnerships did not offer equivalent rights to civil marriage, especially in relation to the children of such partnerships.
Keywords: European Court of Justice, High Court, Supreme Court, Human Rights Commission
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Acknowledgements
-
Marriage equality across the globe
1 -
Chronology of key events surrounding the Irish marriage equality campaign
1 - Foreword
- Introduction: A social revolution begins
-
1 Irish historical and global context -
2 The path to the High Court -
3 Civil partnership bills -
4 Marriage Equality: A new direction -
5 Political lobbying, the media and influencing public opinion -
6 Meeting the challenges of the twenty-first century -
7 Preparing for a revolution -
8 Yes Equality -
9 The campaign in action -
10 The final hurdles -
11 The referendum - Afterword: Future directions
- Appendix 1
- Appendix 2
- Select bibliography
- Index