Centre in row over gay couples services to close

Redundancies as marriage counselling centre closes in row over assistance to same-sex couples

A marriage counselling service which became entangled in a row over assisting same-sex couples is to close its doors, with its staff being made redundant.

The Irish Examiner revealed last October that the Cork Marriage Counselling Centre was at loggerheads with the Child and Family Agency, its principal funder, over the terms of new service level agreements which specified that counselling must be available to same-sex couples.