Ireland Signs Gay Marriage into Law

Here’s some news to celebrate– after months of delays gay marriage was signed into Irish law on Thursday! The law was signed in by Ireland’s Presidential Commission in place of President Michael Higgins who is currently on a visit to the United States.

Per Time.com

“A defining moment has been reached in our development as a nation and together we are sending out a message to the world that Ireland is a country where people continue to believe in equality for all,” Irish Senator Katherine Zappone, who married her partner Ann Louise Gilligan in Canada and hopes to renew her vows in Dublin next year, said in a statement, according to the Irish Times.

Justice and Equality Minister Frances Fitzgerald said same-sex marriage ceremonies could start as soon as mid-November.