The President of the High Court has refused to grant leave to two men trying to challenge the outcome of the Marriage Referendum.
Co. Clare electrician Gerry Walshe and Maurice Lyons, a gardener from Co. Kilkenny, brought separate cases against the State and Referendum Commission.
Mr Walshe argued the government parties were not impartial and he raised concerns about the secrecy of the ballot because of CCTV at polling stations.
Mr Lyons argued that the majority of the eligible electorate did not vote in favour of the referendum.
President Nicholas Kearns found they had failed to raise any significant point.
However, Maurice Lyons stands over his case:
