Young people “scarred” due to Covid pandemic
55% of women and 40% of men aged 22 were described as depressed. A new study from the Economic Social and Research Institute has detailed the potential long-term impacts of the Covid pandemic on young people, describing the cohort as having “scarring” effects. The report, entitled “Disrupted Transitions? Young Adults and the Covid-19 Pandemic“, details […]
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Young Irish people rank second highest in Europe for cocaine use
Patients being treated for cocaine misuse increased by 171% between 2011 and 2019. A new study has revealed that young people in Ireland have the second highest cocaine usage numbers in Europe. The figures were revealed in a report titled ‘Alcohol and other drug use among children and young people in Ireland: prevalence, risk and […]
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Housing in Ireland for young people is “severely unaffordable”
36% of people aged 25-29 lived with their parents in 2020. Housing in Ireland has become “severely unaffordable” in Ireland, according to the Parliamentary Budget Office. The description was published in a report on Wednesday (12 January). Between 2012 and 2020, house prices nationally increased by a whopping 77%. This is despite national average wages […]
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Nearly a third of young people intend to emigrate in the next 12 months, new survey reveals
39% of respondents had their workers’ rights abused. Just under a third of young people are intending on emigrating from Ireland in the next 12 months. This is according to a recent survey published by Sinn Féin TD and Spokesperson for Workers’ Rights Louise O’Reilly. Speaking at Leinster House on Thursday morning, O’Reilly said: “I […]
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