The Government will consider a bill to reduce the waiting time for a divorce this morning.

The World Health Organisation recently recognised the existence of parental alienation as a condition. The concept of parental alienation was first coined by Dr Richard Gardner in the 1980s, and refers to the behaviour of one parent against another whereby they deliberately estrange a once loved parent from their children during an acrimonious separation.

In the recent elections, the referendum on the Thirty-Eighth amendment of the Constitution (dissolution of marriage) Bill 2016 passed, which paves the way for the Government to legislate for a shorter period of separation between spouses before applying for divorce.

The predicted outcome of the divorce referendum reflects the "deep well of kindness" among the Irish public Minister Josepha Madigan has said.

Carlow has been at the number one spot since 2015, with Dublin occupying the spot from 2010 to 2014.

More than 4,000 couples separating annually will be spared lengthy emotional and financial distress if voters back proposals to allow for quicker divorces in Ireland.

The Law Society of Ireland has called for a substantial overhaul of Ireland's divorce regime.

A new report from the Law Society is backing a proposal to reduce the waiting period for a divorce from four years to two.

Lads, what’s going on? Have ye forgotten the floodgates? The end of civilisation as we know it? The heavens falling in? Or have ye just lost your bottle, and given up the ghost entirely?

‘Quickie’ divorces will not become the norm in Ireland if voters remove the waiting period for separating couples from the Constitution, the Government’s referendum campaign director has said.

The May 24 referendum to remove the waiting period for divorce from the Constitution and allow the Oireachtas to legislate will not result in ‘quickie divorces’, argues Josepha Madigan.

The Culture Minister believes the proposed changes to the divorce laws aren't that radical.

The Government will today agree the wording for May’s divorce referendum, which proposes reducing from four to two years the living apart period required for divorcing couples.

The Government plans to hold the vote in May alongside the local and European elections.

It is barely 23 years since divorce was made legal in Ireland, as a result of a referendum to remove a constitutional ban.

The public will be asked to cut divorce waiting times in half and allow millions of Irish citizens living abroad to vote in future presidential elections in two referenda on the same day as the local and European elections next May.

Cabinet Ministers have considered proposals for a referendum on divorce.

My 15-year-old son seems to be getting in a lot of trouble at the moment.

There is a call for a referendum to take divorce out of the Constitution.

Couples seeking to divorce in Ireland are being forced down a punishing route in a complex process that can take anything from twelve to over 18 months, a legal aid conference has heard.

A judge has said that all he wants to do at the end of a day at the family law court is to have a shower after listening to vitriol and bitterness from people before the court.

David Beckham and his wife Victoria have silenced reports that they were on the verge of divorce today.

Sex advice with Suzi Godson.

Carlow had the country’s highest divorce rate, followed by Dublin and Tipperary, according to the latest figures from the Courts Service.

Money worries could drive more than one in 10 married couples to split this year, according to new research.

Less educated people are more likely to be separated or divorced — but they are also less likely to marry in the first place, writes Education Correspondent Niall Murray.

The European Union’s top court has ruled that the bloc’s divorce regulations do not cover private agreements, meaning a Munich court has to decide whether to recognise a divorce granted under Sharia law.

Ireland's constitution on children's rights and family law is up for debate today.

There were about 50,000 people in broken marriages 25 years ago, and there are 100,000 divorced people a quarter of a century later, writes Fergus Finlay.

Ireland has the lowest divorce rate in the European Union, but is the third most expensive country in which to live.

Margie Hanley and estranged husband Michael - who lived together in Surrey - both want the house they jointly own in the village of Cornamona in Galway.

On this day in 1997, divorce was legalised in Ireland. Jonathan deBurca Butler looks at how we’ve fared since

Lisa Marie Presley was accused of failing to disclose a 5.6 million dollar a year fortune as she and her estranged husband appeared at a divorce hearing in Los Angeles.

A judge has rejected Brad Pitt's request to seal details about his custody dispute with estranged wife Angelina Jolie.

The heartbreak capital of Ireland has been revealed.

Voters may get a referendum on quicker divorces after a Fine Gael TD proposed halving the waiting period.

Angelina Jolie has signed up Hollywood’s most fearsome divorce lawyer, writes Suzanne Harrington

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are the latest celebrities to call time on their marriage, with Jolie filing divorce papers citing “irreconcilable differences”.

Actress Amber Heard is donating her $7m divorce settlement from actor Johnny Depp to charity.

The Dáil is to debate a bill that would greatly speed up the divorce process in Ireland.

The divorce cash demands of the ex-wife of a Saudi billionaire “are firmly in ‘gasp’ territory”, a judge has heard.

‘Bird’s Nest Custody’ seeks to put the needs of children first when their parents are separating or divorcing, writes Ken Phelan