Businesses Forced to Deliver Services Against Their Will

Country: Ireland

Date of incident: May 21, 2013


Without exception, businesses are required under the Equal Status Act to offer goods and services to anyone who asks for them and the business cannot ‘discriminate’ on the basis of sexual orientation, marital status, etc. While churches are not forced to perform same-sex ceremonies, they might face fines if they do not rent out halls for receptions following a civil partnership ceremony.

Source and further information: The Observatory's Report 2012 on Legal Restrictions Effecting Christians in Europe