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Are people choosing housing over marriage?

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15.24 15 Jun 2026


Are people choosing housing over marriage?


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15.24 15 Jun 2026


The hous­ing crisis has caused the mar­riage rate to fall to its low­est recor­ded level out­side the pan­demic years…

Kildare and Leighlin diocese Bishop Denis Nulty has warned that the decline in mar­riages is a con­cern not only for the Church, but for the wider soci­ety.

He said the cost of hous­ing is now the “biggest obstacle” facing young couples preparing for mar­riage in Ire­land.

The Bishop joins Ciara to discuss…


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