Richard Layte

New ESRI report shows one in seven families went into arrears on utility bills in the period

Politicians ‘queasy’ about addressing problem as it requires subsidising low-income families

Some primary schools are taking novel approaches to help anxious pupils

Less well-off face reduced life expectancy of 2.1 years, new research shows

Prof Cecily Begley says rates of wound pain and infection higher among those sectioned

Analysis says falling incomes and unemployment put strain on relationships

Study highlights role of alcohol in driving gap in life expectancy across social groups

Improvement ‘took off’ from 2000 but seeds of trend sown earlier during 1990s

Growing Up in Ireland study: Data reveals one in 10 smoked while expecting a baby