Child poverty levels dropped by 19% in Ireland, according to Unicef report

Households were considered to be in poverty if their income fell below 60% before housing costs.

Ireland has placed ninth in the latest Unicef league table based on the country's most recent income poverty rate and success in reducing child poverty.

Nonetheless, one in seven children here are still living in poverty while more than 10% experience prolonged poverty which lasts three consecutive years or more.