On 5 August 2017, Varadkar bragged at a "pride" event that it was "only a matter of time" before homosexual "marriage" was legalised in Northern Ireland. As of 2017, the province was the only part of the UK in which same-sex "marriage" was still illegal.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2017/08/07/irish-pm-matter-time-n-ireland-gay-marriage/ Irish PM: ‘Matter of Time’ for N. Ireland and Gay Marriage]</ref> | On 5 August 2017, Varadkar bragged at a "pride" event that it was "only a matter of time" before homosexual "marriage" was legalised in Northern Ireland. As of 2017, the province was the only part of the UK in which same-sex "marriage" was still illegal.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2017/08/07/irish-pm-matter-time-n-ireland-gay-marriage/ Irish PM: ‘Matter of Time’ for N. Ireland and Gay Marriage]</ref> |