US embassy cable - 05DUBLIN261

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CHILD MARRIAGE IN IRELAND

Identifier: 05DUBLIN261
Wikileaks: View 05DUBLIN261 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Dublin
Created: 2005-03-03 17:26:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: ECON ELAB PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
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UNCLAS DUBLIN 000261 
 
SIPDIS 
 
G/IWI (L KHADIAGALA) 
EUR/UBI 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ECON, ELAB, PHUM, PGOV, SCUL, SOCI, KWMN 
SUBJECT: CHILD MARRIAGE IN IRELAND 
 
REF: STATE 36341 
 
Post salutes the efforts of Congress and the International 
Center for Research on Women (ICRW) to investigate the 
adverse affects of Child Marriage on world societies.  Below 
answers are keyed to reftel questions: 
 
A.  Per reftel, the legal marriage age for males and females 
in Ireland is 18 years.  Marriage below the age of 18 
requires a Court Exemption Order. 
 
B.  Underage marriage is not a significant problem in Ireland. 
 
C.  There are no current U.S.-funded initiatives in Ireland 
that aim to reduce the incidence or address the negative 
affects of child marriage. 
KENNY 

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