Editing Civil union (section)

====Ireland====
In 2010, the lower house of the Irish Parliament [[Dáil Éireann]] passed the [[Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010|bill on Civil Partnerships]] unanimously. This bill allows civil partnerships of same-sex couples, and establishes an extensive package of rights, obligations and protections for same-sex couples who register as civil partners.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/0701/breaking41.html |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |title=Dáil passes Civil Partnership Bill |date=7 July 2010 |access-date=21 August 2019 |first=Michael |last=O'Regan |author-link=Michael O'Regan (journalist) |archive-date=21 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021134701/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/0701/breaking41.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The bill passed all stages of in both Houses of the Oireachtas,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/0708/breaking59.html |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |title=Seanad passes Partnership Bill |date=7 July 2010 |access-date=21 August 2019 |first=Harry |last=McGee |author-link=Harry McGee |archive-date=21 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021135010/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/0708/breaking59.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> and came into effect on 1 January 2011.  The first partnership between two men was registered on 7 February 2011.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2011/02/20/irelands-first-civil-partnerships-have-taken-place-early-and-in-secret |title=Ireland's first civil partnerships have taken place early and in secret |newspaper=[[Pinknews.co.uk]] |date=20 February 2011 |access-date=5 April 2014}}</ref>

Same-sex marriage has been [[Same-sex marriage in the Republic of Ireland|legal in Ireland]] since 2015 following a [[Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland|referendum]].<ref name="rte-703205-referendum-byelection">{{cite web |date=23 May 2015 |title=Ireland says Yes to same-sex marriage |url=http://www.rte.ie/news/vote2015/2015/0523/703205-referendum-byelection/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523224354/http://www.rte.ie/news/vote2015/2015/0523/703205-referendum-byelection/ |archive-date=23 May 2015 |access-date=23 May 2015 |publisher=RTÉ News}}</ref>