History made in Tpperary as the first same sex couple are married in Ireland.
Dublin based couple Cormac Gollogly and Richard Dowling, together for 12 years, are the first to tie the knot as the marriage equality legislation is enacted. The couple were civilly married in Clonmel at 8:40 am when Senior Registrar for South Tipperary, Mary Claire Heffernan, confirmed that they were the first same-sex couple to get married in Ireland.
Cormac Gollogly and Richard Dowling became civil partners in September 2015, but decided to convert this into a marriage once the Marriage Act 2015 became law.
Cormac Gallogly expresses feelings of,
Butterflies in the stomach and pride and happiness.
The passing of marriage equality on 23 May 2015 is a day they will never forget,
Best day of our lives.
Richard Dowling and Cormac Gollogly are looking to the future with optimism,
This is a great start of a new chapter.
Elsewhere, Dolores Murphy and her civil partner Mabel Stoop-Murphy were told at the minute that their marriage could not go ahead at the Registry Office in Cork due to a lack of notice under the Civil Registration Act.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 17 November 2015. The reporter is Sinéad Hussey.
