Number of children in Ireland in consistent poverty rose 78% to 100,000 in just one year
In its 2025 Child Poverty Monitor report, the Childrenās Rights Alliance warns that 'it will take Ireland four to five generations to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty'. Stock picture: PA
The number of children living in consistent poverty has risen to over 100,000, with advocates warning it could take four to five generations to break the cycle.
Childrenās Rights Alliance chief executive Tanya Ward said āuntold traumaā was being inflicted on children who are homeless in Ireland while rising rents and a scarcity of housing supply has left thousands of families living on top of each other in cramped or inappropriate homes.
