The Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010

The Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 came into effect on 1 January 2011. Civil partnership is available to same sex couples from that date. As in the case of marriage, 3 months notice must be given of the intention to enter a civil partnership so the first wave of civil partnership registrations in Ireland will start occurring in April 2011.