Growing Up in Ireland is the national longitudinal study of children and young people, a joint project of the Department of Children, Disability and Equality (DCDE) and the Central Statistics Office (CSO). Since 2006, the study has provided Government with an evidence base to make informed policy decisions on a wide range of issues based…

Summary (see below or click ‘More’ for more detail) • You might remember an interviewer from Growing Up in Ireland coming to speak to you and your family when you were about 9 years old. Now we would like to talk to you again about how you have been getting on since then. [More, #1]1.   …

Summary (see below or click ‘More’ for more detail) • We are contacting you because you and your 13-year-old have taken part in the Growing Up in Ireland (GUI) study for several years. Your participation is important to the success of the study. [More #1]1. Why are we contacting you? Your 13-year-old was one of…

RESEARCH REPORTS Research Needs Report for Cohort 24 at 3 years Report on a consultation with young children Appendix 1 to the publication: Research Needs Report for Cohort 24 at 3 years PILOT REPORTS Report on the Pilot for Cohort ’24 at Wave 1 (9mths)

Growing Up in Ireland Annual Research Conference 2023 The Growing Up in Ireland (GUI) annual research conference took place yesterday (November 8th, 2023) at the Gibson Hotel, Dublin. The event was attended by over 200 delegates from a wide range of research, practice and policy backgrounds, all focused on the improvement of the lives and…

(L to R) Ciara Pidgeon (DCEDIY), Laura McGarrigle (DCEDIY), Bertrand MaÎtre (ESRI ), Michelle Kelly-Irving (University of Toulouse), Noah Crawley (Meath Comhairle na nÓg), Rachel Kenny (Offaly Comhairle na nÓg), Adam Foley (Fingal Comhairle na nÓg) The 16th Growing Up in Ireland Annual Research Conference took place in the Gibson Hotel, Dublin on Wednesday, 9th…

2026 Annual Conference announced The 2026 Growing Up in Ireland (GUI) annual research conference will be held as an in-person event in The Gibson Hotel, Dublin 1 on November 5th, 2026.  The conference is an important forum for sharing new research based on the GUI datasets with policy makers, fellow researchers and other stakeholders. We are delighted to announce…

See below for links to other longitudinal studies, research institutes and networks. Irish Social Sciences Data Archive Anonymised datafiles of Growing Up in Ireland data (along with other data sources) are available through the Irish Social Sciences Data Archive based at UCD.  The data from Waves 1 and 2 of the Child Cohort (9 and 13…

Historical Participant Information The information leaflets below are those distributed to participants at the time of each wave.  Please note that they are documents of record and some of the information, including contact details, may not be current.  Participants wishing to contact the Study Team can click here to be taken to the current contact information.…

The information leaflets below are those distributed to participants at the time of each wave.  Please note that they are documents of record and some of the information, including contact details, may not be current.  Participants wishing to contact the Study Team can click here to be taken to the current contact information. Participant Information…

The conference was opened by Dr James Reilly T.D., Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, who launched the latest Growing Up in Ireland report, Dynamics of Child Economic Vulnerability and Socio-Emotional Development: An Analysis of the First Two Waves of the Growing Up in Ireland study.

Growing Up in Ireland Research Conference 2010 Growing Up in Ireland held its second Annual Research Conference on Monday 29th November 2010 at the Alexander Hotel, Merrion Sq., Dublin 2. The conference was opened by Mr. Barry Andrews T.D., Minister for Children and Youth Affairs who also launched the first results from the Infant Cohort…