28% of weddings are civil ceremonies, as number of Catholic services fall
Nearly three out of 10 weddings last year were civil marriages.
The latest figures from the CSO show a drop in those opting for Catholic ceremonies at 59%.
28% of couples were married in civil ceremonies in 2014, down one percent on the previous year.
There was a slightly bigger drop in the numbers choosing to marry in the Catholic church - down 3% on the year before to 59%.
Of those, most opted to get married on a Friday or Saturday, with the majority choosing to say I Do in August.
The average age of Irish brides in 2014 was 33 and grooms were a little older at 35.
Almost 9 out of ten marriages were the first for both the groom and bride, while nearly 2,500 weddings involving at least one divorced person.
Last year 392 same sex couples became civil partners - 242 were male unions and 150 were female.
Three quarters of civil partnerships took place in Leinster, while more than half were in Dublin alone.
