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Ireland\u2019s Marriage Bill Signed Into Law<\/b><\/p>\n

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Gay couples<\/a> in Ireland will soon be able to marry, as the marriage bill has been signed in to law<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\"FrancesThe Presidential Commission – which is made up of the Chief Justice, the Ceann Comhairle of the Dáil and the Cathaoirleach of the Seanad – on Thursday signed the Marriage Bill 2015 in the absence of President Michael D Higgins, who is on an official visit to the US.<\/p>\n

Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald (pictured) must now issue a commencement order which will allow same-sex<\/a> couples<\/a> to start getting married.<\/p>\n

Fitzgerald has said that marriages will start by mid-November.<\/p>\n

The Irish Times<\/em> adds<\/a>:<\/p>\n

In May, the amendment was approved by more than 1.2 million people, or 62 per cent of voters, with a 60.5 per cent turnout. Roscommon-South Leitrim was the only constituency to reject the amendment.<\/p>\n

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\nAndy Towle<\/p>\n

Ireland’s Marriage Bill Signed Into Law<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n