Embassy weddings 'not legal'

Up to 3,000 foreign couples here are caught up in a diplomatic row after being told their marriages aren't legal.

Embassy weddings 'not legal'

Up to 3,000 foreign couples here are caught up in a diplomatic row after being told their marriages aren't legal.

The problem started when the General Register Office announced that marriages performed at embassies by diplomats aren't recognised under Irish law.

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