UN condemns Ireland for child poverty rates

A UN study on the welfare of children in the world’s rich countries has given Ireland a damning report card on child poverty and the healthy eating habits of kids.

The league table of children’s well-being among 24 OECD countries finds Ireland would be by far the worst nation when it comes child poverty rates without welfare and government intervention.

Relying on market forces alone without government benefits, households here would have the worst rate of child poverty among the world’s rich nations.