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#Growing up in Ireland
# growing-up-in-ireland - Thursday 21 November, 2019
Ireland's 20-year-olds are stressed, living with their parents and worried about housing
Financial security and a good job were their priorities for the next 10 years, according to the Growing Up In Ireland report.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Thursday 8 November, 2018
Growing up in Ireland: Just one in four 9-year-olds get recommended level of physical activity
One quarter reported being physically active for at least 60 minutes every day.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Wednesday 17 October, 2018
One fifth of obese 13-year-olds in Ireland believe they are just the right weight
A new report published today noted similar findings among parents of obese children.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Tuesday 7 November, 2017
Being overweight or obese is 'major health problem', particularly among children from low-income families
A study has also found that boys are more likely than girls to find school difficult.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Thursday 19 October, 2017
Girls and children from disadvantaged backgrounds find it harder to transition to secondary school
A new report looks at how children experiencing transitioning between school levels.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Sunday 1 January, 2017
11 things you'll only get if your dad grew up in Carlow
You can’t beat an east coast man …
# growing-up-in-ireland - Thursday 3 November, 2016
School, drinking, sex and depression - the average life of your typical Irish teenager
Family and health the most important to teens while religion and politics are largely ignored.
One third of Irish 18-year-olds have had sexual intercourse, major study finds
The finding is contained in the latest round of research from the Growing Up in Ireland study.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Wednesday 12 October, 2016
'Children in one-parent families disadvantaged in terms of socio-emotional and behavioural difficulties'
Low birth weights were found to have a possible lasting impact on a child’s growth and development.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Friday 1 January, 2016
13 things that make Irish siblings the best siblings
You can’t beat em.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Wednesday 9 December, 2015
One in six three-year-olds have had injuries that needed hospital attention
Boys are more likely to get injured than girls.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Wednesday 15 July, 2015
Growing up in Ireland: The recession made kids more badly-behaved
A new study assesses how children feel about living in Ireland.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Thursday 15 January, 2015
Women smoke to 'deal with stress of pregnancy'
And it makes children weigh less at birth.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Wednesday 26 November, 2014
Growing Up In Ireland: How children are being badly affected by the recession
Almost 20,000 children are surveyed as part of the research.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Sunday 18 May, 2014
7 ways your parents TOTALLY ruined your teenage life
It’s NOT FAIR. I didn’t ASK to be born.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Wednesday 27 November, 2013
This is what it is like to be a five-year-old in Ireland
Their parents like them, they’re adjusting well to school, but 20 per cent are overweight.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Monday 4 November, 2013
Growing up in Ireland: How stress and depression can impact on parenting
The latest report from the Growing Up in Ireland study has examined the role of parenting on infant development.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Saturday 21 September, 2013
Ryanair, female bishops and obese kids: The week in numbers
Plus: how much money is the Government hoping to get from the sale of Bord Gais Energy?
# growing-up-in-ireland - Friday 20 September, 2013
Minister: The number of obese three-year-olds in Ireland is frightening
Frances Fitzgerald said she was concerned about figures in a report published today which found “examples of three-year-olds eating hamburgers and crisps”.
In full: Life as a 3-year-old Growing Up In Ireland
The latest findings of the large-scale Growing Up In Ireland study are out today. As well as detailing the health and wellbeing of 11,000 Irish three-year-olds, they also show the huge effect of the recession on Irish families.
Growing up in Ireland: Latest study findings show huge impact of recession on families
The long-term study focusing on childhood found a significant increase in the number of parents going through financial problems between 2008 and 2011.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Wednesday 8 May, 2013
The Evening Fix... now with added awkward text messages
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
Boys ditch homework and mitch school (but still better at maths than girls)
An ESRI conference heard boys are more likely than girls to be absent from school and less likely to do homework.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Thursday 29 November, 2012
Revealed: the life of a 13-year-old growing up in Ireland
Here’s what it’s like to be a young teenager living in Ireland.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Wednesday 2 May, 2012
Breastfeeding could cut chances of childhood obesity by 50 per cent
New research shows that babies who are breastfed for six months or more have their chances of obesity by nine years cut by more than half.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Thursday 19 April, 2012
Health Committee to discuss ways of tackling childhood obesity through sport
The Committee will hear proposals on how to tackle childhood obesity following the major report highlighting that one in four three-year-olds in Ireland today is overweight.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Friday 27 January, 2012
After-school activities (but not too many) benefit children
A study by the ESRI on nine-year-old children showed that there are many benefits to after-school activities for children – except when they have too many.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Friday 2 December, 2011
One in four three-year-olds are overweight, study shows
Latest figures showed children from disadvantaged backgrounds were more likely to have weight problems.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Thursday 10 November, 2011
Fast-food outlets could be banned near schools
The Government is considering restrictions on takeaways, after a report revealed one in four Irish children is overweight.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Friday 23 September, 2011
Working strains relationships between children and parents
A new study about growing up in Ireland has revealed children’s hope and worries about the future – and showed how they feel about family life, school and friends.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Monday 29 November, 2010
One fifth of pregnant women smoke or drink
A study into childhood development breaks down the drinking and smoking habits of pregnant women in Ireland.
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Poll: Is it fair to ask politicians about their own personal drug use?
TAOISEACH LEO VARADKAR and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin went head-to-head in the first live televised election debate last night where a range of issues from healthcare to housing were discussed.
One moment that set people talking was towards the end of the debate when presenter Pat Kenny asked each of the candidates if they have ever used illegal drugs.
While Martin instantly replied that he has never taken illegal drugs, Varadkar said he already answered this question in an interview several years ago. After he was pressed for an answer from Kenny and Martin, Varadkar admitted he had used illegal drugs but said it was “obviously a long time ago.”
Speaking on the Tonight Show after the debate, Fr Peter McVerry dismissed it as a pointless question, adding that only people buying drugs regularly should have to account for their moral decision.
It is clear that a wider debate is to be had around personal drug use and how much of this should be shared by those running for elected office.
So today we’re asking you: Is it fair to ask politicians about their own personal drug use?
Poll Results:
Yes (7450)
No (5188)
I'm not sure (595)
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Lise Hand: Will they? Won't they? Shades of Love Island as big parties can't avoid recoupling talk
By Lise Hand - @liseinthecity
Opinion: Young people don't vote? You may be right, but we might surprise you
By Adam Hallissey and Ben Quigley - @progressbrief
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