Young people should be able to find a well-paid job and build a life in Ireland

As house prices continue to rise and rents increase, the amount of young people leaving the country each year is now close to the numbers who left during the recession

Over the last five years, the number of Irish citizens emigrating has been steadily increasing, reaching 35,400 in the latest figures.

Across the country, 18-year-olds and 19-year-olds have recently received their Leaving Cert results and are looking forward to the next stage of their lives.

This is a generation that never knew the Celtic Tiger. Born between 2006 and 2008, their lives span only the economic crisis and the protracted recovery that followed. But how has this recovery performed for them?