Sir, – At last, we see a joyful story in The Irish Times featuring a hospital trolley. I refer, of course, to Tuesday morning's marriage in Clonmel, Co Tipperary, of Cormac Gollogly and Richard Dowling ("First same-sex marriage takes place in Ireland", November 17th). This happy occasion saw history made and with the register being signed on a hospital trolley – a presumably unintended yet powerful symbol that Ireland has come a long way but has some distance to travel yet! – Yours, etc,
BRIAN NOLAN,
Templeorum,
Co Kilkenny.
