Ex-nun says yes to wedding proposal (Ireland)

[brooklynite]

Belfast Telegraph:

A former nun has said yes to a new wedding proposal from her partner.

Ann Louise Gilligan accepted the impromptu offer from Katherine Zappone, a senator in the Irish parliament, after she popped the question during a live television interview.

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The couple married in Canada in 2003 and went on to fight a series of unsuccessful legal battles in the Irish courts to have their union officially recognised by the state.

In front of hundreds of cheering well-wishers Ms Zappone asked her partner to re-marry her as she revealed her feelings on the momentous vote.

[shenmue]

1. OMG squee

[haikugal]

2. Ahhhh good for them! Good for Ireland!

[tblue37]

3. Kick and fifth rec--to the greatest page. nt

[Xipe Totec]

4. It's None too soon!

Pun definitely intended.

I wish them happiness.

[Donald Ian Rankin]

5. Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency? N.T.