Same-sex couples anger at inequality

Being told you’d make a great dad is meant as a compliment but every time Anthony Kinahan hears it, his heart aches.

The 32-year-old Louth man and his civil partner, 34-year-old Barry Gardiner, long to be parents but without access to adoption for same-sex couples, their dream of having a family of their own remains just that.

The couple have been together for 15 years and entered civil partnership in Feb 2007 in Belfast, to the delight of their family and friends.