Fine Gael Senator Eamonn Coghlan has said he cried for weeks after his son told him he was gay.

World champion athlete turned Fine Gael senator Eamonn Coghlan has said he backs marriage equality as a way to ease prejudice after his gay son was subjected to violent attacks.

Olympic athlete Eamonn Coghlan exudes bags of charm on the doorsteps with voters.

Fine Gael election candidate Eamonn Coghlan last night told a bizarre anecdote that left television viewers baffled.