'Rising tide' of child poverty with more than 134,000  classed as poor

Tanya Ward, CEO of the Children’s Rights Alliance (on right) and her children, Morrigan (9) and Durragh (12) with Zoe Obeimhen, local parent, at the launch of the Child Poverty Monitor, the first in a series of reports that will analyse the complexity of child poverty across the country over the next three years, explore the root causes, and showcase solutions. Picture: Julien Behal

More than 134,000 children and young people are classed as “poor”, according to the Children’s Rights Alliance (CRA).

The body says the figure is on the increase and it has launched a Child Poverty Monitor to keep tabs on the situation.