There was only a 5 per cent increase in 2019.
There was a 29 per cent increase in applications for divorce last year.
Nearly 5,300 were lodged with the courts, compared to less than 4,100 the previous year.
There was only a 5 per cent increase in 2019.
Consultant psychiatrist Patricia Casey lives in Punchestown and is of the Hermitage Medical Clinic in Dublin
She believes last year's rise was pandemic-related
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Professor Casey says the pandemic was a factor in last year's increase
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