Ireland the tenth best country to be a child - UNICEF report

Ireland is the tenth best country to be a child in a list of 29 industrialised nations.

Wed, 10 Apr, 2013 - 08:09

Ireland is the tenth best country to be a child in a list of 29 industrialised nations.

A UNICEF report has found there has been a significant reduction in the amount of children smoking, with more modest declines in drinking and teenage pregnancies.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Ireland Place: Netherlands Place: Norway Place: Iceland Place: Latvia Place: Lithuania Place: Romania Place: Dublin Person: Peter Power Person: Maria Corbet Organisation: UNICEF Organisation: Unicef Ireland Organisation: Children's Rights Alliance

<p>One young person said they had consumed 14 canisters a day for three weeks, while another had ‘binged’ six 580g canisters prior to admission. File photo</p>

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