Telling the stories of three generations

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).

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Since 2006, the study has provided Government with an evidence base to make informed policy decisions on a wide range of issues based on data from children and young people living in Ireland.

Cohort Groups

COHORT ’98

Cohort 98 are adults who were born, mostly, in 1998 and were enrolled in the study when they were 9 years old in 2007.

COHORT ’08

Cohort 08 are young people who were born, mostly, in 2008 and were enrolled in the study when they were 9 months old.

COHORT ’24

Cohort 24 are children who were born in 2024 when they were 9 months old.

Latest News

The CSO have released a new set of results on 23/2/26: Growing Up in Ireland Cohort ‘98 at Age 25: Childhood Influences on Education and Finances – Central Statistics Office

There’s an opportunity to work with the Growing Up in Ireland team at DCDE through the Research Ireland Public Fellowship Programme. The closing date is April 16th. Details here.

The next Growing Up in Ireland data workshop will take place online on Wednesday March 25th. Please register here.

Watch our new short video to get an overview of the GUI study and the changing context since it started.

Where are we now

Datasets pertaining to Cohort ’98 at age 25 were archived in May 2025 – info on how to access the data can be found here.

Fieldwork for Wave 1 (age 9mths) has ended.

Main fieldwork for Cohort ’08 at 17 has started.

Please contact the GUI team by email only via: growingup@dcde.gov.ie