UTV News: First Same-Sex Marriage in NI

UTV News: First Same-Sex Marriage in NI

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Details

Location

Carrickfergus

Year

2020

Date

Transmission 11/02/2020

Length

01min 41sec

Audio

sound

Format

Digital

colour

Source

Part of the UTV Archive Partnership Project (ITV, Northern Ireland Screen and PRONI)

Courtesy

Department for Communities, ITV, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland

Rights Holder

ITV

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Description

UTV news segment on the wedding of the first same-sex couple to be married in Northern Ireland. Robyn Peoples and  Sharni Edwards-Peoples were married in Carrickfergus on their 6 year anniversary. The report also shows a short clip of the first same-sex wedding in the UK which took place in 2014.

Notes

Same-sex marriage has been legal in Northern Ireland since 13 January 2020, following the enactment of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019. The first marriage ceremony took place on 11 February 2020.

Credits

Interviewees: Robyn Peoples and Sharni Edwards-Peoples 

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