Bridget Jones generation discover marriage bureau

AFTER decades in which the middle-aged were the main users of Knock Marriage Bureau, the Bridget Jones generation are now discovering the Co Mayo institution.

Fri, 03 Feb, 2006 - 00:00

Tom Gillespie and Claire O’Sullivan

Latest figures show it was responsible for 838 marriages and almost 48,000 introductions since it was set up 38 years ago.

Bureau director Canon Joseph Cooney revealed the age profile of applicants was falling.

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