Number of children living below poverty line rises by 30,000, bringing total to 200,000
2 sources·Updated September 8, 2026
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- Irish Independent Business·14h agoGovernment is warned that efforts to tackle child poverty are not working as numbers soar
About 200,000 minors now living below poverty line, ESRI figures reveal
Read at Irish Independent Business → - Irish Examiner Ireland·19h agoNumber of children living below poverty line rises by 30,000, bringing total to 200,000
Children exposed to deprivation more likely to live in lone-parent families, migrant families, and 'households with weak labour market attachment', ESRI report found
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