Strong support for equal marriage in Ireland says new figures

There is strong support for equal marriage in Ireland ahead of next year’s referendum, according to new statistics.

76% of Irish people said that they would welcome the introduction of same-sex marriage in 2015, while 80% voted in favour of equal rights for same-sex parent families.

However, almost half of those surveyed still expressed some concern over same-sex marriage, with 49% saying they had reservations. In comparison, 41% said that they had reservations over gay couples adopting children.

19% said that they would vote against same-sex marriage, while 59% said that opposing same-sex marriage does not necessarily mean that individuals are homophobic.

RTÉ Prime Time and The Sunday Business Post sampled 1,000 people earlier this month for the survey.

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