<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> Same - sex marriage has been legal in Ireland since 16 November 2015 . A referendum on 22 May 2015 amended the Constitution of Ireland to provide that marriage is recognised irrespective of the sex of the partners . The measure was signed into law by the President of Ireland as the Thirty - fourth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland on 29 August 2015 . The Marriage Act 2015, passed by the Oireachtas on 22 October 2015 and signed into law by the Presidential Commission on 29 October 2015, gave legislative effect to the amendment . Marriages of same - sex couples in Ireland began being recognised from 16 November 2015 and the first marriage ceremonies of same - sex couples in Ireland occurred on 17 November 2015 . </P> <P> Civil partnerships, granted under the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010, gave same - sex couples rights and responsibilities similar, but not equal, to those of civil marriage . </P>

When did civil partnerships become legal in ireland