Fifteen under-14s gave birth in 3-month period

FIFTEEN people, themselves just children, gave birth during a single three-month period last year.

The girls, aged 14 years or younger, were among 250 under-18s who became mothers between April and June 2009.

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has confirmed that despite a fall in the number of teenage births over the past decade, a significant number of cases are continuing to be reported.