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Changing patterns in Irish family life identified in new report

Feb 23rd, 2010, 12:24 pm

Claire speaks to Dr Pete Lunn of the ESRI and Diarmuid Ferriter, professor of Modern History in UCD about the findings of a fascinating new report which examines the family unit in Ireland.

Striking changes in the patterns of marriage and parenting, the increase in same-sex couples and delayed fertility are just some of the trends identified in ‘Family Figures: Family Dynamics and Family Types in Ireland, 1986-2006′…

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