Poverty in Ireland - The divide continues to grow

IRISH people have never been so rich.

We enjoy a lifestyle and security, a material comfort and a relatively peaceful society, that makes us the envy of the vast majority of the world’s population.Even our immediate ancestors would be amazed at how affluent we have become.

In a generation or two we have gone from sparing the butter to trying to avoid being crushed by a Range Rover on the morning school run. From tarry, gooey coffee substitutes to Java Dark Roast in a generation.