Very Irish conversation at the weekend, one of the lads rings me before a wedding we were attending;
You driving to the wedding?
I am.
Can I get a lift?
You can no bother, I said, but I’m doing a prayer of the faithful so I’ll have to be on time.
Ah fuck that, I’ll ask someone else, sound.
Not amongst us roasters it’s not. I’ll have put down 8 weddings by the end of the year. 5/7 so far have had a church only 2 couples who are going to hell. Not sure about the last one yet, but I’d imagine it’ll be 6/8
Last 4 I have been to has been no church. 3 of those were couples who lived in Dublin but from outside it. Those humanist celebrants are doing well I believe. They could do 3 or 4 a week. 600 euro a pop.
Heard on the radio today that only 60% of weddings in Ireland are religious ceremonies. We skipped the church ourselves but most of the people I know from home have all gone with the church