Same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland failed, 49-47. Again, Sinn Féin, SDLP and five Alliance members voted in favour, while the DUP and all but four of the UUP members (who were granted a conscience vote) voted against. On 2 November 2015, the Northern Ireland Assembly voted for a fifth time on the question of legalising same-sex marriage. Of the 105 legislators who voted, 53 were in favour and 51 against, the first time a majority of the Assembly had ever voted in favour of same-sex marriage. However the DUP again tabled a petition of concern signed by 32 members, preventing the motion from having any
Radio in the Republic of Ireland commercially in Ireland, and the first attempt to license such since 2002; as well as what will amount to four stations easily receivable in most of Dublin city and county. It is expected these may be the last commercial analogue services to be licensed, as the FM band will be highly saturated in Dublin and the midlands of Ireland. Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) on Ireland's many unused ITU-allocated medium wave frequencies is expected to be the next round of licensing, particularly as some of these allocations are 15 to 20 kHz wide, which is enough for FM-alike quality with the