Young people call for voting age to be reduced to 16

Chief executive of the Children’s Rights Alliance Tanya Ward says the research published today acts as a timely reminder of what we committed to as a State.

Young people want the voting age to be lowered to 16 to have their voice included in the political system, according to a new report.

The Children’s Rights Alliance will today publish ‘Voice, Rights, Action’, research by Gabriela Martinez Sainz and Jessica Daminelli from the School of Education at University College Dublin (UCD) and co-researchers Alex, 12; Cameron, 15; Emma, 17; Erin, 13; Matthew, 16, and Orna, 16.