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Irish Twitter is full of pride after the Marriage Bill finally passed today

We’re almost there…!

FINALLY, ITโ€™S OFFICIAL. The Marriage Bill 2015 was passed in the Seanad this afternoon, to massive applause.

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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

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

What it means for future generationsโ€ฆ

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Now we just have โ€˜marriageโ€™

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All thatโ€™s left to do now is buy the hat

The worldโ€™s celebrities are congratulating Irelandโ€™s big YES to same-sex marriage>

Bosco just showed up at The George and people canโ€™t cope>

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Nicola Byrne
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