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VIDEO: Same sex couple told marriage cannot go ahead

A gay couple’s wedding day has ended in heartbreak over a last-minute legal hitch.

VIDEO: Same sex couple told marriage cannot go ahead

Tue, 17 Nov, 2015 - 00:00

Eoin English

Dolores Murphy and her partner, Mabel Stoop-Murphy, were told that a 24-hour notice period required under the Civil Registration Act had not elapsed, and their wedding could not go ahead today as planned.

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