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‘Hello divorce, bye bye Daddy’: The day Ireland legalised divorce, by just 9,000 Votes

‘Hello divorce, bye bye Daddy’: The day Ireland legalised divorce, by just 9,000 Votes

Update: 2025-11-24
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In November 1995, Ireland changed forever, but only just. By a margin of 0.6%, the Irish public voted to legalise divorce, ending a constitutional ban that had stood since 1937. Some still say a wet day in the west and a dry day in Dublin made all the difference.

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‘Hello divorce, bye bye Daddy’: The day Ireland legalised divorce, by just 9,000 Votes

‘Hello divorce, bye bye Daddy’: The day Ireland legalised divorce, by just 9,000 Votes

Irish Independent