Recourse to the Office of the Children’s Ombudsman Since April 30th 2013, the ESRI has come under the remit of the Office of the Children’s Ombudsman. Please note that this remit is for current or future complaints only, and does not cover complaints regarding issues before this date. Complaints should be directed in the first instance to…

Questionnaires are provided in pdf format and can be downloaded using the links. Use the quick links below to jump to a particular wave. Some authors of copyrighted scales have requested that the item detail be removed, so these will appear as blank sections on the questionnaires.

Growing Up in Ireland (GUI) is pleased to announce that its annual research conference will be held as an in-person event in The Gibson Hotel, Dublin 1 on November 4th, 2025.  The conference is an important forum for sharing new research based on the GUI datasets with policy makers, fellow researchers and other stakeholders. GUI…

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…

Bullying in Children and their Health On Wednesday 11th September 2013, the Growing Up in Ireland Study Team held a conference on “Bullying in Children and their Health”. A copy of the presentations delivered at the conference are available to download below. International Picture of Bullying and Health – Dr. Michal Molcho, NUI Galway (click…

The 4th Annual Growing Up in Ireland Research Conference 2012 took place on Thursday 29th November 2012 at the Ballsbridge Hotel, Pembroke Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.

Growing Up in Ireland held its third annual research conference on Thursday 1st December 2011 at the D4 Berkeley Hotel, Dublin.

Growing Up in Ireland Research Conference 2009 Growing Up in Ireland’s inaugural Research Conference was held on Monday 7th December 2009 in Dublin Castle. Click here to see the Conference Brochure. The aim of the one-day conference was to: present research findings from the study examine the contribution of the study to our understanding of…