DUBLIN (Reuters) – Richard Dowling and
Cormac Gollogly have been together for 12 years, engaged for five, and
on Tuesday were finally able to marry when they became the first gay
couple to wed in Ireland following a landmark referendum.
Ireland in May became the first country to adopt gay
marriage via a popular vote. The backing of the measure by 62 percent of
voters signalled a major change in what was once a strongly Catholic
and socially conservative society.
After an unsuccessful legal challenge delayed the first
weddings, Ireland officially recognised same-sex marriages starting this
week, and the couple tied the knot in the southern town of Clonmel
early on Tuesday morning.
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Source: Euronews
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