Shocking levels of child poverty in Ireland say Barnardos

A SHOCKING report by children’s charity Barnardos will show tens of thousands of Irish children are still living in poverty.

The pending report, due to be published next month, will paint a grim picture of so-called wealthy Ireland where child poverty is the second highest in the EU despite a drop in the figures.

According to the charity which worked with 12,000 families and children last year, an estimated 90,000 children live in 'consistent poverty'.