Recession has put strain on marriages, says Accord

A sixth of all people who contacted the Accord marriage care service last year did so because their marriage was in trouble.

Just over 60,000 people used Accord’s services last year, including 9,233 clients who availed of 46,656 hours of marriage counselling.

A breakdown of the reasons for attending marriage counselling indicated the level of strain many marriages are under — just days after the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) said other figures indicated that the recession had resulted in strained marriages and had worsened relationships between parents and their children.