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‘Life is just too expensive to even consider having another baby’
by Amanda Cassidy
07th May 2023
07th May 2023
As the cost of living crisis sees prices spiral, Ireland's birth rates are on the decline. Amanda Cassidy speaks to younger Irish women about delaying parenthood and how finances are dictating their family plans.
“I mean money considerations aren’t the most romantic way to decide on whether or not to bring a baby into the world’ Aoife* tells me, “but they can’t be discounted”. She’s one of a number of women in their late thirties who say the cost of living crisis is playing a huge part in whether or not they have children at all. “I can’t currently afford to buy a house. Rental is impossible. Me and...
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