Child poverty - We are all to blame for this neglect

THE children’s charity Barnardos yesterday reported that the Celtic tiger boom years did little enough to reduce persistently high rates of child poverty.

If current trends continue we may all begin to wonder what the Celtic tiger did for any of us; whether it was just some outlandish reality television show or maybe just some pirate ship that slipped by in the night.

Though the Barnardos report underlined the continuing vulnerability of children born in economically disadvantaged communities, it also predicted that the majority of Irish children face futures considerably brighter than the one their parents did.