Ireland needs lower birth rates

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'We can just about afford the baby we have. So that will be it’ - the cost of having a child in Ireland

‘Sophie’ always wanted to have three children. The 32-year-old, who lives in Galway with her husband, got married last year. They have their own home, which they “saved like hell” to get. And three months ago, Sophie gave birth to their first child: a baby girl.

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