divorce rates

Apparently, couples with daughters are far more likely to end up getting divorced

Apparently, couples with daughters are far more likely to end up getting divorced

Yikes. Did you know the gender of your children might have something to say when it comes to how happy your marriage will be? Apparently, there is a growing body of research that says having a daughter makes you more likely to get divorced. A while back, economists Gordon Dahl and Enrico Moretti published a […]

6 years ago

Ireland has the lowest divorce rate in the EU

Ireland has the lowest divorce rate in the EU

Despite fears about the legalisation of divorce in Ireland 20 years ago, we have the lowest divorce rate in the European Union. It was on November 24th 1995 when 50.3% of the Irish public voted in favour of the legalisation of divorce in Ireland. According to Eurostat, the EU’s statistical body, the rate sits at […]

11 years ago