Ireland says yes to same-sex marriage - in pictures
After votes were counted for gay marriage referendum and Ireland’s equality minister says the yes vote appears to have won, crowds gather to celebrate outside Dublin castle
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Tally counter Rhonda Donaghy waits for the ballot boxes to be opened at the RDS count centre in Dublin
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Yes voter Deirdre Duffy and her seven-month-old daughter Belle, with campaigners Kristina Vaughan, Mark Dempsey and Ger O’Keeffe in Dublin
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Senator David Norris arrives at the RDS as vote-counting gets under way
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A couple watch the count in Dublin
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Same-sex marriage supporters wait for the referendum result announcement in Dublin castle
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Bridget Hogg with a cardboard cutout of comedy creation Mrs Brown at the central count centre in Dublin Castle
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A supporter of gay marriage stands under a rainbow umbrella in Dublin Castle
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Burns Helen Kelleher and Elin Adler embrace as they celebrate outside a gay bar in Dublin
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A bubble-blowing yes supporter waits for the final result at Dublin castle
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Paul Bonass and Luke Hoare Greene kiss in front of yes balloons at Dublin castle
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Erin Reddy, Dee Campbell and Helen McCarthy at the central count centre
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Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams meets yes supporters at Dublin castle
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People react to results coming in from constituencies around Ireland suggesting an overwhelming majority in favour of the referendum on same-sex marriage
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Two women kiss as people celebrate a landslide victory of a yes vote after a referendum on same-sex marriage was won by popular ballot vote by a margin of around two to one.
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An emotional gay couple celebrate in Dublin Castle Square
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A woman celebrates a landslide victory of a yes vote after a referendum on same-sex marriage was won by popular ballot vote by a margin of around two to one.
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Drag queen and gay rights activist Rory O’Neill, known by his stage name of Panti Bliss, arrives at the central count centre
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