Friday 24 May 2013
William Ennis says that William III, Oscar Wilde, and Roger Casement would not have had the right to marry in Ireland.
Of these three, two were, in fact, married: Oscar Wilde (to Constance Lloyd in 1881); and King William (to Mary Stuart in 1677).
While these unions took place outside of Ireland, there is no reason to believe that they would not have been allowed to celebrate their marriages on this island.
REV PATRICK G BURKE
Castlecomer, Co Kilkenny
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A man appeared at the Old Bailey today charged with the murder of four British solders in the 1982 Hyde Park IRA bomb blast.
The man accused of abducting and murdering April Jones told a jury he has "no answer" as to what he did with her body.
A Bundee Aki try in the 70th minute helped the Chiefs secure an entertaining 28-19 victory over the Crusaders at Waikato Stadium.
John Afoa will start at tighthead in the only change to the Ulster team that defeated the Scarlets a fortnight ago for tomorrow's RaboDirect PRO12 Final against Leinster at the RDS (kick off 16.45).
Bath hooker Rob Webber will captain England in Sunday's non-cap international against the Barbarians at Twickenham.
Clive Owen is in talks to star in a new TV series directed by Steven Soderbergh.
Jennifer Hudson is reportedly on the verge of signing up to be a judge on the next series of American Idol.
Brad Pitt has said some of his best ever advice came from ex Gwyneth Paltrow's dad.
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