Ireland's Marriage Act Of 2015 Is Now Officially in Effect
LatestSame-sex marriage is legal in the Republic of Ireland as of November 16, 2015.
According to BBC News, “the law was passed after a referendum in May, when the Irish state became the first in the world to legalize same-sex civil marriage by popular vote.” But it is only now that couples who married outside the of country will be officially recognized by Ireland.
Those in a civil partnership can also marry, so long as they “give at least five day’s notice of their intentions to a civil registration offer.” Partners who are not interested in changing their status will remain unaffected, but “new applications for civil partnerships are no longer being accepted.”