New proposal would speed up Irish divorce process
The Dáil is to debate a bill that would greatly speed up the divorce process in Ireland.
A private members’ Bill will be tabled next week.
It will argue that people should only need to be separated for two years - and not the current four - to start divorce proceedings.
The move has the blessing of both the Taoiseach and Minister for Justice.
If it passes, a referendum would be necessary to fully change our divorce laws.
The constitutional ban on divorce in Ireland was eventually lifted in 1996, after a proposal was defeated in a 1986 referendum.
