Ireland near bottom of child welfare league

IRELAND has been condemned for not investing enough in the future welfare of children by the world’s leading promoter of economic growth.

The first report on the welfare of children across 30 countries by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has found Ireland is among the worst performing nations when it comes to the amount of money spent on general child welfare.

Ireland also has one of the highest levels of child poverty and an alarming rate of suicide among young men.