Friends in Ireland agree to hold same-sex marriages

Quakers in Ireland made a major decision at Ireland Yearly Meeting in Limerick at the weekend

by Rebecca Hardy 27th July 2018

Quakers in Ireland made a major decision at Ireland Yearly Meeting in Limerick at the weekend. A statement released on 21 July said: ‘The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Ireland has agreed to the holding of same-sex marriages in Quaker Meetings for Worship, currently legal in the Republic of Ireland.’