Irish Republic prepares gay marriage vote - will it leave NI even more out of step? #BBCNolan
Jul 03, 2014, 09:04 AM
The Taoiseach Enda Kenny has told the Dáil that the Marriage Equality referendum will take place in spring 2015. Mr Kenny last year said the Government would campaign for same-sex marriage in the referendum. Derval McDonald, the Irish Independent's Associate Editor and Legal Editor, explains more about the background to the situation in the Republic.