David Quinn: Maybe it’s time for Irish twentysomethings to grow up a little bit quicker

Where are 25-year-olds at in their lives? What are their priorities? What do they think about politics? Of particular concern to parents of my generation is will they ever be able move out of home?Last week saw the latest release of results from a giant longitudinal study called Growing Up in Ireland (GUI). The study began with a cohort of thousands of babies born in 1998 and has followed them through life since.

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Where are 25-year-olds at in their lives? What are their priorities? What do they think about politics? Of particular concern to parents of my generation is will they ever be able move out of home?Last week saw the latest release of results from a giant longitudinal study called Growing Up in Ireland (GUI). The study began with a cohort of thousands of babies born in 1998 and has followed them through life since. Among its findings is that while the overwhelming majority of this age group are concerned about issues like climate change, racism, gender equality, poverty in Ireland, animal rights and so on, that concern does not seem to run very deep.

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