Marriage poll helps our image on equality

The proportion of people who think that Ireland is a leader in Europe on human rights and equality rose by 15 percentage points after the Marriage Equality referendum in May.

A month earlier, 41% and 40% respectively viewed Ireland as a leader in Europe in matters of human rights and equality for its people, according to a Red C poll published yesterday by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission.

After the referendum these figures increased to 54% and 55% respectively, based on a follow-up poll conducted in June.