Roles and Responsibilities Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and the Central Statistics Office The Department of Children Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) and the Central Statistics Office (CSO) work in collaboration to deliver the Growing Up in Ireland Study. While DCEDIY and the CSO each have these distinct responsibilities in relation…

Workshop Schedule We aim to host Growing Up in Ireland data workshops quarterly; the most recent data workshop took place on March 12th 2025. Information about upcoming workshops will be advertised on this website, on our social media channels, and via our mailing list. About Workshops cover a broad range of topics and aim to…

Suggested citations for publications from Cohort ’08 (Infant Cohort) in order of website listing (updated July 2024) RESEARCH REPORTS Wave 1 at 9 Months: Maternal Health Behaviours and Child Growth in Infancy Report on the Qualitative Study of Infants and their Parents at Wave 1 (Nine Months) Parenting and Infant Development Mothers’ Return to Work…

Suggested citations for publications from Cohort ’98 (Child Cohort) in order of website listing (updated July 2024) RESEARCH REPORTS Wave 1 at 9 Years: The Lives of 9-Year-Olds Overweight and Obesity Among 9-Year-Olds Influences on 9-year-olds’ Learning: Home, School and Community How Families Matter for Social and Emotional Outcomes of 9 Year Old Children The…

*NEW*  SUGGESTED CITATIONS FOR INFANT AND CHILD COHORT JOINT REPORTS (IN ORDER OF WEBSITE LISTING) Research Reports Growing Up in Ireland: Key Findings – Special COVID-19 Survey Growing Up in Ireland: Dynamics of Child Economic Vulnerability and Socio-Emotional Development — An Analysis of the First Two Waves of the Growing Up in Ireland Study Growing…

GUI Conference 3rd November 2016 Growing Up in Ireland’s  8th Annual Research Conference took place in the Croke Park Conference Centre, Dublin on Thursday 3rd November 2016. The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr Katherine Zappone T.D., launched a series of key findings on several aspects of the lives of 17- and 18-year-olds.  Professor James Williams’…

On Tuesday 4th November, the Department of Children, Disability and Equality is launching a new report, What We Know From GUI. Prepared by Dr Kaat Philippe, Dr Seaneen Sloan and Dr Ross D. Neville in University College Dublin, this DCDE commissioned report provides a comprehensive overview of the risk and protective factors for the wellbeing…

Growing Up in Ireland Annual Conference 2017 – Tuesday 7th November in Croke Park, Dublin Growing Up in Ireland – the National Longitudinal Study of Children, held its ninth annual research conference on Tuesday 7th November 2017 in Croke Park. A major new report on the utilisation of GP services among children in the Infant Cohort, as well…

Summary Guides Cohort ’08 (Infant Cohort) Summary Guide – Cohort ’08 – Wave 1 Summary Guide – Cohort ’08 – Wave 2 Summary Guide – Cohort ’08 – Wave 3 Summary Guide – Cohort ’08 – Wave 4 Summary Guide – Cohort ’08 – Wave 5 Sample Design and Response – Cohort ’08 – Wave…

Minister Zappone at the launch of 9 year key findings Growing Up in Ireland – the National Longitudinal Study of Children, held its tenth annual research conference on Thursday 8th November 2018 in the Gibson Hotel in Dublin’s docklands area. The conference focused on research based on Growing Up in Ireland (GUI) data, and also included the launch of…

Growing Up in Ireland – the National Longitudinal Study of Children, held its eleventh annual research conference on Thursday 21st November 2019 in the Gibson Hotel in Dublin’s docklands area. Click here to view the 2019 Conference Programme. Click here to view the 2019 Book of Abstracts. The conference focusd on research based on Growing Up…