And it’s official official at last – they had to wait for Cork to finish counting, while all of Twitter yelled at Cork to hurry up.
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18:55 Ireland becomes the first country to legalise same-sex marriage by popular vote.
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18:51 Returning Officer Ríona Ní Fhlanghaile declares that Ireland has passed the same-sex marriage referendum by 1,201,607 votes (62.1%) to 734,300 (37.9%).
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18:35 The end is nigh! The returning officer for Cork North West/South West/East says two of three results are with Dublin Castle and the third is on the way in minutes.
