Fewer young women wed older men, CSO figures show
There has been a dramatic drop-off in young Irish women marrying older men in the past two decades — but an increasing number of middle-aged women are swapping vows with more elderly husbands.
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There has been a dramatic drop-off in young Irish women marrying older men in the past two decades — but an increasing number of middle-aged women are swapping vows with more elderly husbands.
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