Allowing same-sex couples to marry will not impact on adoption laws or redefine marriage, the independent chairperson of the Referendum Commission said.

The Government is denying that funding for Catholic counselling service Accord, which provides marriage preparation courses, has been cut because of the church's position on the marriage referendum.

Mothers and Fathers Matter, one of the driving forces behind the Vote No campaign in the upcoming Marriage Equality Referendum, have launched a new video on YouTube asking voters to ’make up your own mind’.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has signalled that he will not take part in a televised debate with the No side ahead of the marriage equality referendum.

A group campaigning for a No vote in the marriage equality referendum has reported to gardaí the alleged removal of campaign posters.

Garda Commissioner Noirín O’Sullivan has told gardaí it is “inappropriate” for officers to support either side of the same-sex marriage referendum while on duty, after claims a weekend controversy over the issue is “not an isolated incident”.

A group campaigning for a No vote in the same-sex marriage referendum have claimed a Yes vote next month would detract from a child’s right to a mother and father.

This is about rejecting the 21st century cruelty that denies a child a mother or a father, through surrogacy writes Margaret Hickey

Margaret Hickey of the Mothers and Fathers Matter group reveals why she will be opposing the redefinition of marriage in the upcoming referendum on marriage equality.

Met Éireann has given us the green light for dry weather over the coming bank holiday weekend, a pensioner had to be rescued from a freezing canal in Limerick today after he fell in taking part in a massive clean up and Margaret Hickey tells us why she is voting no in the upcoming marriage equality referendum. These are some of the latest and most read news on irishexaminer.com this lunchtime.

THE sky cracked over Leinster House last week.

Significant changes to family law have been agreed by Cabinet which will extend guardianship rights to same- sex couples and cohabiting partners.

New laws will recognise the diversity of Irish families, according to the Justice Minister.

The Children and Family Relationships Bill does not value marriage and constitutes a far-reaching attack on the needs and rights of children, suggests Ray Kinsella

A campaign has been launched encouraging people to register for their vote ahead of next year’s referendum on civil marriage equality.

A referendum on gay marriage won't pass easily even though it affects the happiness and security of thousands in our society, writes Fergus Finlay.