Averil Power is a Fianna Fáil Senator based in Dublin North East. She talks about what marriage means to her, and why she is upset that people close to her cannot celebrate their relationships, or be protected by the state, in the same way as she can.

“It really upsets me that I have gay and lesbian friends who have been together for longer than my husband and I have, and yet they still can’t get married. They’re love for each other is just as strong.”