We have ceremonies and rituals to honor nearly all major life passages. We hold a baptism or bris on one side of life, a funeral on the other. We have birthday parties. Graduation dinners. Weddings.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of marital divorce being legalised in Ireland. That said, the ‘Yes’ vote was almost pipped at the post, falling over the line by less than 0.5%. That was in 1995, ...