Rory Hearne: Millennials feel infantilised, frustrated and rightfully angry

The Irish State used to provide decent-sized affordable homes to young people so they could live independent fulfilling lives and giving this country a future. Now we must do it again, writes Rory Hearne

Of course, there are benefits and joys of living with your parents, the time spent together and money saved, but there’s also increased tension in the parent-adult child relationship. File photo: iStock

Many millennials in their 20s and 30s are spending this Christmas with their parents, but they’re not just visiting, they live there all year round. 

It’s not out of choice but because they are locked out of the housing market.  Millennials want to be in a home of their own, bringing their parents to visit them, rather than relying on mum and dad for a roof over their head.  They feel infantilised, frustrated, depressed, and rightfully angry, at the unfairness.