Hundreds have gathered in the courtyard of Dublin Castle, to mark the 1st anniversary of the marriage equality referendum.
1.2 million people voted Yes for same-sex marriage, meaning the referendum was passed by 62 percent.
In 2006, Katherine Zappone and her wife Ann Louise Gilligan unsuccessfully took a case to the High Court for their Canadian marriage to be recognised by Irish law.
It was one of the first major events in the debate on the recognition of same-sex marriage here.
The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, says the long fight was worth it in the end:
Celebration ready. #MarRef pic.twitter.com/OkIjEBdNE4
— Dr Panti Bliss (@PantiBliss) May 22, 2016
Executive Director of Amnesty International Ireland Colm O'Gorman, was among those who gathered in Dublin Castle courtyard this afternoon.
He says the Marriage Equality Referendum helped to bring in the issue of gay rights into everyday conversation:
Great celebrations in Dublin Castle today marking #MarRef anniversary #marrefmemories pic.twitter.com/1PDXUfgTun
— Frances Fitzgerald (@FitzgeraldFrncs) May 22, 2016
