Cormac Gollogly, a barrister from Terenure in Dublin and Richard Dowling, both 35, who works with AIB and is from Athlone became the first same-sex couple to tie the knot under Ireland’s new marriage equality legislation.
“It’s great to be the first to do it,” said Gollogly as he gave his new husband a kiss moments after Senior Registrar for South Tipperary, Mary Claire Heffernan confirmed that they were first same sex couple to be civilly married in Ireland at 8.40am on Tuesday, reports The Irish Times. A number of other same-sex coupled are due to marry today.
Gollogly and Dowling had formed a civil partnership in September. “It’s ‘Murphy’s Law’ – had we not booked the civil partnership ceremony, then I bet the marriage referendum would not have passed, “ joked Gollogly who paid tribute to the Irish people for passing the referendum and allowing him to marry his beloved.
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