The World - News from Feb. 27, 1986
The Irish Parliament rejected a bill to end the nation’s constitutional ban on divorce. The bill was offered by the Labor Party, but most of the deputies in the Fine Gael party, Labor’s coalition partner, opposed the measure. Fine Gael’s leader, Prime Minister Garret FitzGerald, has pledged to introduce legislation permitting divorce under certain circumstances, but he has postponed action pending discussions with Roman Catholic leaders. Ireland and Malta are the only countries in Europe where divorce is illegal.
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