On May 8th 2015 a marriage was held on Same-Sex Marriage in the Republic of Ireland. It received a turnout of 64% and resulted in a Yes Vote. It resulted in the beginning of the decline of the international view of Ireland as a very Religious Catholic Nation which it had not been since the late 1990s. 3,516,795 were eligible to vote. In March 2015 a reported that 86% of Irish Citizens supported Civil Unions, including those who supported Gay Marriage.