In this, my contribution, to the exciting IANS coverage of the same-sex marriage referendum in Ireland, I will dive under the debate. Rather than wade through the bewildering currents that are the various arguments for or against constitutional amendment in Ireland, I will look at the ideological undercurrents at work here.
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