<P> Same - sex marriage has been legal in Ireland since 16 November 2015 . A referendum on 22 May 2015 amended the Constitution of Ireland to provide that marriage is recognised irrespective of the sex of the partners . The measure was signed into law by the President of Ireland as the Thirty - fourth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland on 29 August 2015 . The Marriage Act 2015 , passed by the Oireachtas on 22 October 2015 and signed into law by the Presidential Commission on 29 October 2015 , gave legislative effect to the amendment . Marriages of same - sex couples in Ireland began being recognised from 16 November 2015 and the first marriage ceremonies of same - sex couples in Ireland occurred on 17 November 2015 . </P>
<P> Same - sex marriage has been legal in Ireland since 16 November 2015 . A referendum on 22 May 2015 amended the Constitution of Ireland to provide that marriage is recognised irrespective of the sex of the partners . The measure was signed into law by the President of Ireland as the Thirty - fourth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland on 29 August 2015 . The Marriage Act 2015 , passed by the Oireachtas on 22 October 2015 and signed into law by the Presidential Commission on 29 October 2015 , gave legislative effect to the amendment . Marriages of same - sex couples in Ireland began being recognised from 16 November 2015 and the first marriage ceremonies of same - sex couples in Ireland occurred on 17 November 2015 . </P>
when did civil partnerships become legal in ireland
when did civil partnerships become legal in ireland
16 November 2015
16 November 2015