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The increasing popularity of civil ceremonies

Fewer than half of the weddings that took place in Ireland last year were in a Catholic church. New figures from the CSO show 42% or 9,376 weddings were Roman Catholic in 2022. In total, there were 22,555 opposite-sex marriages, 305 male same-sex marriages and 313 female same-sex marriages. Newstalk reporter Josh Crosbie has been looking into the growing popularity of civil ceremonies.

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06.45 9 May 2023


The increasing popularity of civil ceremonies


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06.45 9 May 2023


Fewer than half of the weddings that took place in Ireland last year were in a Catholic church.

New figures from the CSO show 42% or 9,376 weddings were Roman Catholic in 2022.

In total, there were 22,555 opposite-sex marriages, 305 male same-sex marriages and 313 female same-sex marriages.

Newstalk reporter Josh Crosbie has been looking into the growing popularity of civil ceremonies.


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