BRITISH LAWMAKERS HAVE passed a bill today legalising same-sex marriage in England and Wales, paving the way for the first same sex weddings in 2014.

The Tanaiste Eamon Gilmore recently said Ireland will most likely hold a referendum on gay marriage next year, after the Constitutional Convention voted overwhelmingly in favour of allowing the Constitution to be changed to allow for civil marriages for same sex couples.

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