{"id":88,"date":"2018-06-08T15:07:30","date_gmt":"2018-06-08T15:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cscs.ie\/?p=228"},"modified":"2018-06-08T15:07:30","modified_gmt":"2018-06-08T15:07:30","slug":"the-changing-nature-of-marriage-in-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cscs.ie\/index.php\/2018\/06\/08\/the-changing-nature-of-marriage-in-ireland\/","title":{"rendered":"The Changing Nature of Marriage in Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>John Colgan (on Twitter @ColganJohn and Facebook) has compiled some interesting data about the changing nature of marriage in Ireland from Census 2016 and other databases via the Central Statistics Office.nn<strong>Table #1. <span id=\"viewerChrome-documentTitleContainer\" class=\"cui-herobar-documentTitleContainer\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span id=\"BreadcrumbTitle\" class=\"BreadcrumbItem\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\">Roman Catholic Marriages as a % of All (Province by year)<\/span><\/span><\/strong>n<\/p>\n<table width=\"503\">n<\/p>\n<tbody>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td width=\"124\"><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td width=\"64\"><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td width=\"64\"><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td width=\"64\"><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td width=\"64\"><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td width=\"123\"><\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>2014<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>2015<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>2016<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>2017<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>Trend<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td>As a % of Natl.Total<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>59.3<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>56.7<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>56.3<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>52.3<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>-2.3% per annum<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td>Leinster<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>50.5<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>47.1<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>45.8<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>42.4<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>-2.7% per annum<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td>Munster<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>57.9<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>65.5<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>65.2<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>61<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>-2.3% pa, last 2 yr.<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td>Connacht<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>71.2<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>70.3<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>71.1<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>68.3<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>-1.0% per annum<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td>Ulster (Part)<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>65.2<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>64.2<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>66.5<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>63.3<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>-1.9% total<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/tbody>\n<p>n<\/table>\n<p>n<strong>Table #2. <span id=\"viewerChrome-documentTitleContainer\" class=\"cui-herobar-documentTitleContainer\"><span id=\"BreadcrumbTitle\" class=\"BreadcrumbItem\" dir=\"auto\">Secular Marriages by Province by Year -Nos &amp; % Share of Total<\/span><\/span><\/strong>n<\/p>\n<table width=\"505\">n<\/p>\n<tbody>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td width=\"124\"><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td width=\"64\"><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td width=\"64\"><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td width=\"64\"><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td width=\"64\"><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td width=\"125\"><\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>2014<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>2015<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>2016<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>2017<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>Trend<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td>National Total Nos.<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>7881<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>8242<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>7990<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>8589<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>35.70%<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>37.4<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>37<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>40.4<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>+1.6% per annum<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td>Leinster<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>4864<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>5078<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>5070<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>5350<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>43.70%<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>45.5<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>46.4<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>49.7<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>+2% per annum<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td>Munster<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>1714<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>1876<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>1818<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>2057<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>28.60%<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>30.7<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>30.1<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>34.4<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>+1.9% per annum<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td>Connacht<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>701<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>742<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>650<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>777<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>25.80%<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>25.6<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>23.4<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>26.5<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>+0.2% per annum<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td>Ulster (Pt.)<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>526<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>546<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>452<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>481<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>26.40%<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>28.7<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>24.6<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>26.7<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>+0.1% per annum<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/tbody>\n<p>n<\/table>\n<p>n&nbsp;nn<strong><span id=\"viewerChrome-documentTitleContainer\" class=\"cui-herobar-documentTitleContainer\"><span id=\"BreadcrumbTitle\" class=\"BreadcrumbItem\" dir=\"auto\">Table #3. Same Gender Marriages by Solemniser &amp; County-2017<\/span><\/span><\/strong>n<\/p>\n<table width=\"442\">n<\/p>\n<tbody>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td colspan=\"6\" width=\"442\"><strong>Same Gender marriages celebrated in each county and city during 2017 classified by form of ceremony\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"274\"><strong>Form of ceremony<\/strong><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td><strong>Province, county or city<\/strong><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td width=\"54\"><strong>Civil marriages<\/strong><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td width=\"65\"><strong>The Humanist Association<\/strong><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td width=\"74\"><strong>The Spiritualist Union of Ireland<\/strong><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>Other religious denominations<\/strong><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td width=\"124\">TOTAL<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>527<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>111<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>76<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>45<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>759<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td width=\"124\"><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td>LEINSTER<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>369<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>74<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>55<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>520<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td width=\"124\">Carlow<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td width=\"124\">Dublin City<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>258<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>296<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td width=\"124\">South Dublin<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td width=\"124\">Fingal<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td width=\"124\">Dun Laoghaire Rathdown<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td width=\"124\">Kildare<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>34<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td width=\"124\">Kilkenny<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td width=\"124\">Laois<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td width=\"124\">Longford<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td width=\"124\">Louth<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td width=\"124\">Meath<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>38<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td width=\"124\">Offaly<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td width=\"124\">Westmeath<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td>Wexford<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td>Wicklow<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>34<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td>MUNSTER<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>79<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>129<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td>Clare<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td>Cork City<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>34<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td>Cork County<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td>Kerry<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td>Limerick City<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td>Limerick County<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td>North 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AUTHORITIES<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td><\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td>Border<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>48<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>68<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td>Midland<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td>West<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>44<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>61<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td>Dublin<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>275<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>36<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>333<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td>Mid-East<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>44<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>106<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td>Mid-West<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td>South-East<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>42<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>68<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<tr>n<\/p>\n<td>South-West<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>46<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<td>73<\/td>\n<p>n<\/tr>\n<p>n<\/tbody>\n<p>n<\/table>\n<p>nIn 2017 the proportion of all marriages solemnised outside a church context but registered in the State was 40.4% of the total. This has huge implications for the government&#8217;s National School divestment policy, which is proceeding at a glacial pace and won&#8217;t be sufficient to meet the latent demand for more secular classrooms right across the land, in just a few years time.nnSo far Minister Bruton has only managed to create 12 Community National Schools (CNS) during his term in office.nnOnce the 8,000, or so, secular couples (2017) start producing children eligible for Junior Infants admission (from 2021 onwards), the demand for their child&#8217;s Constitutional right under Article 44.2.4 not to receive religious instruction will only become more pressing.nnThis is the demographic time-bomb ticking away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Colgan (on Twitter @ColganJohn and Facebook) has compiled some interesting data about the changing nature of marriage in Ireland from Census 2016 and other databases via the Central Statistics Office.nnTable #1. 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