Same-sex marriage now legal in Ireland following May referendum

<p>Same-sex marriage has now become legal in the Republic of Ireland, after new legislation came into effect on Monday. </p><p>The law was passed after a referendum in May, when the Irish state became the first in the world to legalise same-sex civil marriage by popular vote.&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 20.4px;">It is not yet known when and where the first same-sex wedding will be held.&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 20.4px;">But the first people to be affected are same-sex couples who have already wed legally abroad. Their marriages are now automatically recognised by the state.</span></p>
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