Same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland but not in Northern Ireland. Legislation to allow for the recognition of same-sex marriages in Northern Ireland has been debated in the Northern Ireland Assembly five times since 2012. On the first four of those occasions, only a minority of assembly members voted in favour of same-sex marriage, though the most recent vote on the issue in November 2015 saw a majority of MLAs vote in favour of same-sex marriage. On 1 October 2012, the first Northern Ireland Assembly motion regarding same-sex marriage was introduced by Sinn Féin and the Greens. The motion was defeated 50-45. On 29 April 2013,
Merritte W. Ireland Jefferson Medical College where again he earned an M.D. degree in 1891. He served as a surgeon with the 45th U.S. Volunteer Infantry in 1899 and honorably discharged in 1901. In 1903, he was commissioned as a surgeon into the Medical Corps. He served as Surgeon General from October 4, 1918 to May 31, 1931. Ireland died on July 5, 1952. Major General Ireland´s ribbon bar: Merritte W. Ireland Merritte Weber Ireland (May 31, 1867 – July 5, 1952) was the 23rd U.S. Army Surgeon General, serving in that capacity from October 4, 1918 to May 31, 1931. Ireland was