Ivana Bacik (Independent) | Oireachtas source

The referendum result also marks the end of an incredible journey. For many of us who were involved in the campaign for marriage equality going back more than ten years, as Senator Zappone has said, the journey is remarkable. I also want to pay tribute to my own party, the Labour Party, which championed this when it was not a popular cause. I commend Eamon Gilmore, our former party leader-----