Challenges for Ireland (and Europe) “Massive” As Elderly Takeover: The Irish...:28th Jan 10
An editorial in The Irish Times says “more than one-fifth of the world’s population (22 per cent) will be over 60 years of age by 2050, double the current proportion, with the elderly overtaking...More >>
Former Irish MEP Highlights Dangers of Europe’s “Demographic Winter”:25th Jan 10
Kathy Sinnott, former Irish MEP, told ciNews that the EU is moving very quickly towards legalising euthanasia. She noted that in 2007 Fianna Fáil’s ALDE (liberal) political group hosted a...More >>
Pro-Life Values Alive and Well As Ireland Tops EU Birthrate:27th Oct 09
Ireland has the highest birthrate of any EU country, according to the latest available figures. The Irish birthrate grew by 9 per cent in 2007, compared with the previous year. The average age...More >>
Irish Births Highest in 113 years, CSO Reveals:9th Sep 09
Irish Births Highest in 113 years, CSO Reveals
In 2008 the Republic of Ireland saw the highest number of births recorded since 1896, despite the clouds of recession. Some...More >>
Boom in Irish Birth-rate But Expectant Mothers Face Long Delays at Hospitals:31st Aug 09
Expectant mothers have to wait until very late in pregnancy to have their first appointment with a doctor, such is the pressure on Dublin’s maternity hospitals. A woman who was three months...More >>
Surge in Births Pushes Ireland to Top of EU League:13th Jul 09
A surge in births in recent years has given Ireland the largest proportion of young children of any European Union (EU) country. A report by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) on children and...More >>
Ireland’s Birth, Marriage Rates on the Rise:29th Jun 09
Ireland’s Birth, Marriage Rates on the Rise
Nearly 19,000 births were registered in Ireland during the third quarter of 2008, 33 percent of them to unmarried parents,...More >>
Families Growing as CSO Figures Show Big Increase in Irish Birthrate:30th Mar 09
Between April and June last year, Ireland’s birthrate rose by 40 percent on the same period in 1999, according to the Central Statistics Office. Figures published recently show that 19,027...More >>
Pro-Life Ethos Puts Ireland on Top of Birth Rate League:14th Jan 09
Ireland’s baby boom has secured her position as the EU country with the highest birth rate -- even in the expanded community. The first demographic estimate of the EU27 published by Eurostat...More >>
Marriage and Birth Rates Soared in Ireland During the Boom:15th Dec 08
Marriage and birth rates in the Republic of Ireland soared during the economic boom, according to a recent study. The Families in Ireland report, by researchers from University College Dublin...More >>