A judge who dismissed two landmark challenges against Northern Ireland's same sex marriage ban has made clear it is for politicians, not the courts, to change the law.

LATEST: Northern Ireland's High Court has dismissed two cases calling for same-sex marriage to be recognised.

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One of the first gay couples in Ireland to officially tie the knot under new laws have hailed their wedding as an emotional milestone.

A group of Christian protestors from the Free Presbyterian church have picketed Belfast City Hall during the historic first gay marriage in the North today.