live updates here at The Irish Times - it's a liveblog.

http://liveblog.irishtimes.com/635f85be44/LIVE-The-counts---Ireland-decides/

Thus far, it's looking like a fairly resounding victory for the Yes campaign.

has freed itself from their clutches. An historic event.

of the clouds and darkness lifting and the sun shining through with some gentle music lilting over the land.

All the cover ups going on drove a lot of Irish away from the church. The Church of Ireland got back up to where it was 60 years ago head count wise.

wouldn't you normally expect an article like this to be about voters saying "yes"?

And the rest of the article includes very positive language, and pictures, or so it seems to me.

.... you could read the headline as the yes side getting a bit of a gloat in.

(In response to Corkhead, I must have hit the wrong button)

-- Mal

... !!!!!




PEACE!

One struggle gone

The church does not have as much influence as it once did. Dfor years it was able to shut any social change down but no longer. The abuse scandals and the recent discovery of the remains of several hundred infants at a former catholic orphanage has sealed the churches fate in Ireland.

This is great to see. Congratulations to Ireland's citizens and voters.

ranging from the low 50s in the rural west to the low 70s in Dublin:

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/marriage-referendum/results

Big congratulations to the people of Ireland!

As we all know that gay marriage is a threat to "traditional marriages & families"!