MORE than 400 same-sex marriages have taken place in the Republic since the marriage equality referendum a year ago.
This weekend marks the first anniversary of the same-sex referendum where 62 per cent of voters said yes to marriage equality.
Figures released yesterday by the Republic's Department of Social Protection show that Dublin accounted for just over half of all marriages - with 213 registered since the Marriage Act 2015 was signed into law last November.
There were 43 marriages registered in Cork and 25 in Limerick, while Wicklow had 17 same-sex marriages followed by Galway, Kildare, Donegal and Wexford.
The figures also show that Carlow, Leitrim and Monaghan - all had just one marriage in the past year.
Clare is the only county in the Republic not to register a same sex marriage in the year.
There were also a total of 966 same-sex marriage notifications received over the past 12 months.
Irish minister for Social Protection Leo Varadkar last night welcomed the figures showing that 412 same sex marriages have taken place since the Marriage Equality Referendum.
"The Marriage Equality Referendum was a historic day for Ireland. One year on, it’s really great to see that 412 marriages have now taken place which otherwise would not have happened.
"It's a timely reminder of that momentous vote on that momentous day."
While the Republic may have been the first country in the world to have a popular vote to legislate same-same marriages, in Northern Ireland same-sex couples cannot enjoy the same equality.
Couples in the north can enter into a civil partnership.
In November 2015, a vote on same-sex marriage was passed by a majority of Stormont assembly members.
But the motion was then blocked by the DUP who used a 'petition of concern', which requires a cross community majority for a measure to pass, to oppose the plans.
