Ireland votes in historic same-sex marriage referendum

Dubliners are divided on a question Ireland will vote Yes of No to, today.

If it's Yes, then Ireland will become the first country to legalize same-sex marriage through a referendum... and the country's constitution will be amended. There is real support for a yes vote. The country's prime minister and main political parties are united on the question, and polls are predicting the vote will be Yes. 

But no less an institution than the Catholic Church has been campaigning for a No vote. It's a personal, and hard fought, battle for Ann Louise Gilligan.

In 2003, Ann Louise Gilligan, and her partner of more than 20 years, Senator Katherine Zappone, were married in Vancouver. After returning to Ireland they launched a legal battle to have their marriage recognized at home. It's a case that's gone all the way to Ireland's Supreme Court, and finally culminates in today's referendum.

Ann Louise Gilligan joined us from Dublin. 

For many watching the Yes vote gain momentum it seems unreal in a country so closely aligned with the Catholic Church. For more on what a Yes vote means for the role of the Catholic Church in Ireland, we were joined by Diarmaid Ferriter. He is a Professor of Modern Irish History at University College Dublin.

The results of the referendum will be announced tomorrow.
 

This segment was produced by The Current's Lara O'Brien.
 

Brendan O'Carroll and Mrs Brown call for Yes vote in Ireland