Dublin city councillors have voted overwhelmingly in favour of full marriage rights for gay couples.
The vote, following two separate motions from Labour and Sinn Féin members, was carried by 38 votes in favour to four against with one abstention.
Four Fine Gael councillors voted against, while Fine Gael Lord Mayor Naoise Ó Muirí abstained.
There were some angry exchanges when Fine Gael Cllr Bill Tormey said that heterosexual and homosexual unions could never be equal, but it was only heterosexual couples that produced children.
Labour's Rebecca Moynihan accused him of insulting the children of same-sex relationships.
While Labour's Steve Wrenn said anyone voting against the motions should be ashamed of themselves.
Fine Gael's Mary O'Shea said she was voting in favour but objected to the aggressive tone of other speakers in favour and of some people who had called her that day to lobby her about the vote.
The Gay and Lesbian Equality Network (GLEN) welcomed the motions, which called for civil marriage for all citizens regardless of race, religion or sexuality.
