Children receive €570 on average for their First Communion

Children received an average of €570 for making their First Communion this year — with parents shelling out almost €850 on the day.

According to the annual Ulster Bank Communion survey, the average amount received by children that did their communion this year was €570 compared with €546 in 2016 — a 4% increase.

One in four children (23%) received more than €800 this year and 13% received more than €1,000.