# Rise in child poverty; Ireland’s most prosperous town; and the Irish unity debate

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Podcast: [Early Edition](https://stenobird.com/podcast/early-edition-7571837)
Published: 2026-09-08T03:00:00+00:00
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There has been a sharp rise in children living in households below the poverty line, according to new figures for 2024 from the Economic and Social Research Institute. Carrigaline, County Cork, has the lowest rate of commercial rental vacancies in Ireland showing a busy local economy and strong competition for consumers. Ireland’s most senior civil servant has criticised Government departments for delaying work on bring EU rules into Irish law, opening the government to legal action in Brussels. Fine Gael’s Neale Richmond has told The Irish Times that older generations need to tell young people about the Troubles in Northern Ireland in order for a “practical conversation” on Irish unity to take place. Presented by Andrew McNair. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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