Ireland voted to allow gay marriage in a historic referendum that would see the historically Catholic country become the world's first to make the change after a popular vote.
ຊາວໄອຣ໌ແລນ ຮັບຮອງເອົາ ການແຕ່ງງານ ລະຫວ່າງ ເພດດຽວກັນ
![Supporters for same-sex marriage raise a cheer at Dublin Castle as they wait for the result of the referendum, May 23, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9b659f84-9a01-4f71-8758-af6a5afaec4a_cx0_cy6_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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Supporters for same-sex marriage raise a cheer at Dublin Castle as they wait for the result of the referendum, May 23, 2015.
![A same-sex marriage supporter reacts at Dublin Castle in Dublin, Ireland, May 23, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e4ed0bb1-6d18-4ce0-9459-f4ab38917621_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A same-sex marriage supporter reacts at Dublin Castle in Dublin, Ireland, May 23, 2015.
![A "yes" supporter waits at Dublin castle for the final result in the referendum in Dublin, Ireland, May 23, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/dffcb017-2a2f-45b7-aebf-2b8ef2133266_cx0_cy8_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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A "yes" supporter waits at Dublin castle for the final result in the referendum in Dublin, Ireland, May 23, 2015.
![Rory O'Neill, known by the Drag persona Panti, celebrates with "yes" supporters at Dublin Castle, Ireland, May 23, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/10995bc7-d46d-462f-b2dd-d23d45981e8c_cx0_cy8_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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Rory O'Neill, known by the Drag persona Panti, celebrates with "yes" supporters at Dublin Castle, Ireland, May 23, 2015.