IRELAND
Daily Mail
‘Ireland hasn’t just said Yes… it has said F*** YEAH!’: Irish equality minister joins thousands celebrating across the country as first gay marriage vote results point to landslide victory for supporters
By OLLIE GILLMAN FOR MAILONLINE
Ireland is set to legalise gay marriage after voters overwhelmingly backed allowing same-sex unions in a historic referendum.
Celebrations spilled out into Dublin city centre as it became clear that the campaign to extend the right to marry to same-sex couples was heading for a landslide victory.
With almost half of the results in, all constituencies have so far voted in favour of gay marriage, with around 62 per cent backing reform.
With 19 constituencies returning official results, it appeared that Ireland would pass the gay marriage rights reform with close to 65 per cent in favour.
The biggest support was recorded in Kildare North with a 69.67 per cent majority for the Yes side, while the closest contest was in Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s own turf in County Mayo where 52 per cent were in favour.
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