Awards & Honours

At Marriage Equality, we believe that working toward the day when same sex couples are able to enjoy equal access to civil marriage is the greatest honour there is. We are extremely fortunate to be part of a supportive community of LGBT organisations and other non-profit organisations who value our work, and who have honoured us with the following awards:

2012

LGBT South East Awards - Nominee - Best Irish LGBT Organisation

2011

WINNER! Best Community Organisation

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* Finalist in Best Community Organisation

* Finalist in Event of the Year (Voices of Children Conference)

The Gay and Lesbian Awards (GALAS) have been set up by the National Lesbian and Gay Federation to honour lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgendered people and organisations for their contributions to Irish society, both north and south of the border.

2010

Cork Rebel Awards - "Honorary Corkonian"

This award recognises an individual who is either a non-native or non-resident of Cork who, through working with the Cork LGBT Community through various medium, has made such a positive contribution to the community that they are awarded honorary rebel status, a title aspired to by every non-Corkonian.

Better Together Awards - Finalist in Best Video by a Medium Organisation

Better Together is an initiative of The Wheel - a national support and representative body for community, voluntary and charitable organisations. The campaign aims to show people how they can make a difference by getting involved in community and voluntary activity.

The GALA Awards

• Finalist in Best Community Organisation
• Finalist in Online Award: Blogger / Website of the Year

The Gay and Lesbian Awards (GALAS) have been set up by the National Lesbian and Gay Federation to honour lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgendered people and organisations for their contributions to Irish society, both north and south of the border.

2009

The GALA Awards

• Finalist in Best Community Organisation
• Finalist in Best Volunteer (Marriage Equality Volunteers)

The GALAS were set up by the National Lesbian and Gay Federation to honour lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgendered people and organisations for their contributions to Irish society, both north and south of the border. The awards are also to honour politicians, employers and others committed to achieving equality and social acceptance for LGBT people in Ireland.