65% of people aged 35-44 are likely to be homeowners by retirement, compared to 90% of those currently over 65.
New ESRI research finds Ireland has witnessed a significant drop in homeownership rates in recent years.
The number of 25-34 year olds living independently who own their own home more than halved between 2004 and 2019, falling from 60 to just 27 per cent.
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Two thirds of parents say the cost of back to school has become a financial burden, with 66%spending €1,518 euro per secondary school child.
While at primary school level, parents are spending €1,195.
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The Taoiseach's to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv today - after an overnight journey by land.
Michael Martin will become the latest in a string of world leaders to visit the Ukranian capital.
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The British Prime Minister's fighting for his job - after losing both his Chancellor and Health Secretary yesterday.
They quit, just as Boris Johnson was apologising for the way he handled allegations of inappropriate behaviour against his party's MP Chris Pincher.
After days of denials, he admitted he did know about it, but forgot.
