LGBT Rights

Westlife’s Mark Feehily calls for surrogacy legislation in Ireland

“I’ll do anything for my child as any parent would.” Westlife’s Mark Feehily is among campaigners calling for the introduction of surrogacy legislation in Ireland. The singer and his partner, Cailean O’Neill, welcomed a baby girl, their daughter Layla via surrogate in 2019. In calling for Irish surrogacy legislation, Feehily spoke about his own experience […]

4 years ago

Same-sex Cork couple become Ireland’s first to be recognised as co-parents of their children from birth

It was only in May last year that the final sections of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 were enacted, allowing same-sex female couples to be legally recognised as co-parents of their children. The legislation means that both the birth-mother of a child and the intending co-parent (the spouse, civil partner or co-habitant) can […]

5 years ago