Study finds children less likely to smoke, drink or do drugs

Irish children are less likely to smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol or take cannabis than in the late 1990s, a study found.

Nine out of 10 youngsters also revealed they were happy with life in 2010, but almost a quarter still felt low at least once a week.

The Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) Ireland survey was carried out by the Health Promotion Research Centre in NUI Galway.