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Saturday 19 September 2020
They strongly deny any suggestion of being involved in a marriage of convenience.
Advice on weddings will be considered by health officials later.
Adam and Rebecca had to postpone their wedding, but took to the back garden to mark the day.
“We didn’t set out to make history – we just fell in love,” Sharni Edwards said.
The government said that there are no plans to change the law in Ireland.
The first ceremonies could take place on the week of Valentine’s Day 2020.
New legislation will reduce the length of time couples must be separated before divorcing.
Today is the first time the taoiseach attended the Belfast pride parade which is highlighting the theme of marriage equality.
The couple are locked in a legal battle in London over the welfare of their two children.
Get up to speed.
Same sex marriages still happen at a later age, but this is changing.
Under the current system, married couples need to have lived apart for at least four years during the previous five years.
All the advice you never knew you needed.
“I’m so angry there’s this social contract.”
The decision was made despite public support nationwide for the reform.
Is double-barreled the way forward?
Dear! Fifi! Dear! Fifi!
Her name is Foofers and she dances on the sand.
There has been a 4% decrease on 2016 figures, down from 4,179 in 2016 to 3,995 last year.
Northern Ireland remains the only part of the UK where same-sex marriage is still banned.
The study examined ethnically varied populations in Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia.
Currently, civil servants and teachers are entitled to 1.5 days paid leave at the time of a marital breakdown to help deal with legal issues.
The first big benefit of being married is that you get to choose how you are taxed, writes John Lowe.
The average age of grooms in Ireland is 36, while the average age of brides is 34.
Here are the latest statistics on births, deaths and marriages.
Give it to us straight. Be honest.
He and his partner Conchubhar Ó Laoghaire got married in Christchurch in Cork city.
The two are due to be married this Friday, if they can arrange a celebrant.
Two men told RTÉ’s Joe Duffy last week that they’re marrying to avoid inheritance tax.
Both said they are not gay but that the marriage is about saving money on inheritance.
The widowed were 20% more likely to develop dementia than married people, the meta analysis indicated.
Gardaí set up Operation Vantage two years ago to tackle sham marriages.
Kenmare livestock mart hopes to let you put a ring on it … in their ring.
Currently, couples must have lived apart for four years out of the preceding five before they can initiate divorce proceedings.
Divorce applications from 2015 were the highest level of this century.
The country’s Supreme Court ruled that the practice was both unconstitutional and un-Islamic.
The Taoiseach made the comments at a gay pride event in Belfast today.
The man said the sex was consensual.
Currently, couples must wait four years before proceedings can begin.
MORE THAN THREE-quarters of people would support the government looking into the prospect of a four-day work week, according to a new survey.
This means doing the same job for the same salary, but over four days rather than five.
There have been calls for this idea to be explored already and the Four Day Week Ireland campaign today released details on its public attitude survey conducted last month.
Two out of three respondents said a four-day work week is “realistic and achievable” in the medium term.
67% of employers said they support the idea and 46% said it would be “feasible” to trial in their workplace.
“The four-day week, with no loss of pay, offers the potential of a genuinely better future for workers and employers alike,” said Joe O’Connor, director of campaigning with Fórsa trade union.
What may once have seemed like a radical concept is now, for many, a reasonable and rational ambition. The Covid-19 pandemic has further disrupted societal and workplace norms, while illustrating the potential for very different models of work.
So today we’re asking: Would you support a four-day work week?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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