There’s a great untapped appetite for real action to protect human rights and equality, writes Mark Kelly.

The Catholic Church needs to re-examine itself and how it interacts with young people and their views, according to Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin.

Questions answered now there has been a yes vote in the marriage equality referendum

Tánaiste Joan Burton has sent out a message to the gay community that Ireland is the best small country in which to have a wedding in if a couple decide to marry.

A new generation has spoken, said the yes side after a landslide victory and an historic weekend.

IT WAS politics at its best, the referendum. Political parties looking at a proposition decided to espouse it. Ways were found by both sides in the argument to engage the public. The clearest of decisions was made by the electorate, and countless lives were changed for the better.

Extending marriage rights to same-sex partners would remove the last bastion of institutional homophobia, a gay couple have said.

A printing company which refused to print civil partnership invitations for a gay couple has said that a complaint has been made about the decision to the Equality Tribunal.

Indications from polling stations last night suggested that a record number of people cast their vote in yesterday’s referenda on marriage equality and lowering the age of eligibility to run for the presidency.

Across the country, queues were forming. Thousands upon thousands, waiting at their nearest polling stations to cast their vote in what, to some, is one of the most important referendums Ireland has ever had.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has defended her decision not to bring in laws on surrogacy in advance of the marriage equality referendum but admitted the campaign had made clear the need for legislation.

So the big day is finally here. Did you think it would ever come?

People of all ages have been urged to vote in today’s referenda or someone else will get to make their decision for them at the ballot box.

The largest garda representative association has been forced to defend its decision to urge its members to vote yes in the same sex marriage referendum.

A senior Fianna Fáil TD has slammed sick taunts aimed at party leader Micheál Martin, which said two of his children who died tragically would want him to vote no in today’s marriage referendum.

The fear is that if we are to vote a majority yes today ... we could end up with a mere child in the Áras, writes Alison O’ Connor

We’re not sure we ever imagined this would happen.

Everyone’s been talking about tomorrow’s marriage equality referendum - even some of the birds on the Lough in Cork.

“I’ve been going door to door for the last six weeks asking strangers if it’s ok for me to marry my girlfriend.”

Enda Kenny has said a yes vote on same-sex marriage in tomorrow’s referendum will “obliterate” publicly the remaining barriers of prejudice or the irrational fear of the “them” and “us”.

No vote campaigners “absolutely believe” the yes side has “already lost” the same-sex marriage referendum, despite “bullying, name-calling, and a shocking campaign of intimidation” by the Government and the media.

It’s critical we turn around as a society and give young adults the respect accorded to adulthood, the respect they deserve, writes Victoria White

SOCIETIES evolve by leaving behind beliefs and practices once thought eternal; by embracing alternatives that better fit the world as it is, not as it was or as is imagined.

You’ve read our reports and editorials on tomorrow’s same-sex marriage referendum. Now it’s time for your voice to be heard

If you’re over the age of 18 and on the register of electors then you’re eligible to vote on Friday’s referenda. If you’re a first time voter or just a bit rusty, here’s a handy guide explaining everything you need to do to vote successfully.

The Catholic Church has been accused of hypocrisy over its opposition to marriage equality by former president Mary McAleese.

A faith group has challenged Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin’s reliance on the Pope as a guide on how to vote in the marriage equality referendum.

Both the no and yes sides in the marriage referendum campaign continue to disagree on whether surrogacy and children are relevant or not to the this week’s landmark vote.

Friday’s marriage referendum is an opportunity for the electorate to cast its vote for full and equal rights for anyone wishing to be married, says Fine Gael TD Simon Coveney 

If we vote yes on Friday, we will be replacing one form of criminalisation with a new form of criminalisation, writes Independent senator Jim Walsh 

Marriage equality will perform a function of socially anchoring those who although previously criminalised, must now be anchored effectively within society, writes Gerard Howlin

The Education Minister has dismissed concerns that the Church could face a legal challenge or be forced to incorporate teaching into schools if the same-sex marriage referendum passes.

It’s simple. If I’m heterosexual, I can get married to the person I love. If I’m not, I can’t, writes Fergus Finlay

The referendum is about marriage, so why is surrogacy dominating the debate? Louise Doris looks at how a Supreme Court ruling recognised the right of married couples to ‘beget children’ 

In a very powerful video, Irish band Keywest have urged every Irish person to get out and use their vote in the Marriage Equality Referendum on Friday, and vote yes.

Referendums rarely provide the muse required for music but not so for Irish female singer songwriter Jessica Smith.

The Government is to “throw everything” at a yes vote in the marriage equality referendum, after tightening poll numbers set Coalition nerves on edge.

Former president Mary McAleese is set to intervene in the marriage equality referendum campaign just days before polling and make a significant speech about why her family is voting yes.

Tánaiste Joan Burton says she is “nervous” about the possibility of a low turnout in next Friday’s marriage referendum — and how this might affect the yes vote.

Yes vote campaigners are planning to re-hang a huge marriage equality banner over one of Cork City’s busiest streets after its unauthorised removal earlier this week.

Caroline O’Doherty separates the fact from the fiction ahead of next Friday’s marriage equality referendum

TV3 political editor Ursula Halligan has said that, after going public about her sexuality, she now hopes to be able to meet the right person and get married.

ONLY cowards hide behind children. The ‘no’ side are cowards who want to make this marriage-equality referendum about hate, when it should be about love.

Martin and his parents are back and this time they’re discussing the upcoming marriage equality referendum.