Documentary says one-in-six civil marriages are fake

ONE-in-six civil marriages in Ireland are believed to be fake, according to a new documentary.

The TV3 documentary reveals how Ireland has become the sham marriage capital of Europe because it isn’t against the law here to marry in order to secure a visa.

Registrars in Ireland have to legally pronounce brides and grooms as man and wife even though they plainly don’t speak the same language.