Counselling report - Many couples finding life traumatic

THOUSANDS of Irish people are finding the pressures of modern life unbearable judging by the latest report from Accord, the voluntary marriage counselling agency of the Catholic Church.

Life has become so traumatic that a record 30,000 counselling sessions involving 8,000 couples were held up and down the country last year.

Political as well as social implications flow from this scenario. In many instances money, or lack of it, is the root cause of family trouble.