Growing Up in Ireland

Growing Up in Ireland is a Government-funded study of children being carried out jointly by the ESRI and Trinity College Dublin. The study started in 2006 and follows the progress of two groups of children: 8,000 9-year-olds (Child Cohort) and 10,000 9-month-olds (Infant Cohort). The members of the Child Cohort are now aged 19 years and those of the Infant Cohort are 9 years old.

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Cherishing All the Children Equally?

Dr Katherine Zappone, TD, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs launches a new book on inequalities among children in Ireland with editors Elizabeth Nixon, Emer Smyth, James Williams and Dorothy Watson.

Growing Up in Ireland, Phase 2

Welcome to the redesigned Growing Up in Ireland website

Growing Up in Ireland Annual Conference 2016

L-R: Sophie Gallagher, Dr Aisling Murray, Professor James Williams, Minister Dr Katherine Zappone, T.D., Professor Alan Barrett, Dr Claire Finn and Dr Maeve Thornton

GUI Annual Conference 2016 at Croke Park

L-R: Professor Alan Barrett, Laura Egan, Kevin Staunton, Carrie Staunton, Kate Quinn, Minister Dr Katherine Zappone TD

Latest GUI News:

Growing Up in Ireland 9th Annual Research Conference 2017 announced – 7th November, Croke Park – call for abstracts now open
Professor Yvonne Kelly, UCL confirmed as the keynote speaker for this year’s Growing Up in Ireland conference
Growing Up in Ireland team welcomes two new staff members, Niamh O’Connor and Orla O’Leary – read more about the team members here

Where are we now:

Main fieldwork for the Child Cohort at age 17/18 years has been completed.
Fieldwork for the pilot phase of the Infant Cohort at 9 years is now underway.
Preparations for the pilot phase of the Child Cohort at 20 years are ongoing.