‘Fewer people are getting married full stop, that’s a worry’ – Archbishop Eamon Martin wants a minister for marriage to help declining wedding rateCatholic leader says low number of marriages a concern for the State and for the church‘Fewer people are getting married full stop, that’s a worry’ – Archbishop Eamon Martin wants a minister for marriage to help declining wedding rateSarah Mac Donald Today at 06:30The leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland has called on the Government to introduce a minister for marriage over the country’s declining marriage rates and the worrying number of incidents of domestic violence towards women.

Source: Irish Independent December 25, 2025 07:00 UTC