Des and Noreen Bird and Bill and Lee Mahoney were married on the same day 50 years ago

By Kimberley Granger
Updated April 23 2018 - 8:52pm, first published February 10 2015 - 3:14pm

Two blind dates hundreds of kilometres apart more than 50 years ago have led to a combined centenary of marriage celebrations to enjoy in the capital on Valentine's Day.

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