Men walk past a Yes vote campaign graffiti in central Dublin as Ireland holds a referendum on gay marriage, May 22, 2015. REUTERS/Darren Staples
DUBLIN (Reuters) - The people of Ireland backed same-sex marriage by a landslide in a referendum that marked a dramatic social shift in a traditionally Catholic country that only decriminalised homosexuality two decades ago.
After one of the largest turnouts in a referendum there, 62 percent of voters said 'Yes', making Ireland the first country to adopt same-sex marriage via a popular vote.
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