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Tue 08 Aug 2010Few legal means to restrict rise in bogus unions
ANALYSIS:Despite evidence of numerous unusual trends, demoralised registrars have limited powers to block ‘sham marriages’, writes JAMIE SMYTH
GETTING MARRIED is meant to be one of the happiest days of your life when you solemnly pledge to love your partner for the rest of your days. But for an increasing number of multicultural couples in modern Ireland, marriage has become a vehicle used to win residency rights rather than signify any union or bond between them.
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