LGBT rights in the United Kingdom filed a lawsuit to have their marriage recognised in the region. On 2 November 2015, the Northern Ireland Assembly voted for a fifth time on the question of legalising same-sex marriage. Of the 105 MLAs who voted on a motion to recognise same-sex marriage, 53 MLAs votes in favour and 51 voted against, the first time a majority of the Assembly had ever voted in favour of same-sex marriage. However, the DUP again tabled a motion of concern, preventing the motion from having any legal effect. As a result, the "Marriage (Same Sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Bill" was introduced to
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