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Irish Twitter is full of pride after the Marriage Bill finally passed today
FINALLY, ITโS OFFICIAL. The Marriage Bill 2015 was passed in the Seanad this afternoon, to massive applause.
The bill will be signed into law by President Michael D Higgins next week, and Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald said we will have same-sex marriages by Christmas.
Twitter was overjoyed at the news, clearly
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It was the first time people were watching Seanad TV and crying out of happiness, not rage
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Mostly, people were reflecting on the long campaign road we had to take to get here
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What it means for future generationsโฆ
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Now we just have โmarriageโ
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All thatโs left to do now is buy the hat
The worldโs celebrities are congratulating Irelandโs big YES to same-sex marriage>
Bosco just showed up at The George and people canโt cope>
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