Being wealthy tops Irish boys’ ambitions wish-list

MONEY may not bring you happiness but Irish boys rank it far higher than girls on their list of ambitions — according to a survey conducted by teenagers themselves.

Being wealthy tops Irish boys’ ambitions wish-list

The finding that one-in-three boys surveyed would prefer to be rich compares with just one-in-six of girls. Perhaps inspired by the difficulties faced by Irish adults getting work, one-in-10 girls and boys ranked fame as their biggest hope for the future.

Asked which superpower they would most like to have, most girls wanted to be telepathic but the most common answer among boys was the ability to freeze time.

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