Taoiseach quiet on same-sex marriage support

The Taoiseach has refused to say whether or not he supports same-sex marriage, which the Tánaiste, Eamon Gilmore, has described as “the civil rights issue of this generation”.

Enda Kenny, who said in 2007 that he did not favour same-sex marriage, was asked a number of times yesterday if he was stillopposed to marriage equality.

Mr Kenny accused journalists of “looking for a story” and insisted the issue will be examined by the Constitutional Convention, which will begin considering a range of issues in the autumn.