Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland this referendum is equality under the Constitution and anything else is extraneous." However, some religious-affiliated groups were in favour of the referendum. In January 2015, the Church of Ireland LGBT group "Changing Attitude Ireland" welcomed the publication of the wording of the Marriage Equality Referendum. Dr Richard O’Leary, the organisation's chair, said that marriage should be "available to couples without distinction as to their sex", just as civil marriage "may be contracted by two persons without distinction as to their race or religion". On 7 May, at a "Changing Attitude Ireland" event, former Archdeacon of Dublin, Gordon Linney said "We
Favour Royal Favour Royal Favour Royal (previously known as Portclare) is a manor and estate in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is located in the townland of Favor Royal Demesne, around east of Augher, close to the Irish border. It is within the parish of Errigal-Trough which is part of the historic barony of Clogher. Portclare was granted, in 1613, by James I to Sir Thomas Ridgeway, a prominent figure in the plantation of Ulster. Samuel Lewis recorded Ridgeway's grants as comprising of arable land and extending over the present towns of Aughnacloy and Augher, including the districts of Lismore and Garvey,