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EXCESSIVE NUMBER OF KIPPERS IN IRELAND
The Irish obsession with owning their own home has bred a new generation who are refusing to leave their parents' house until well into their
20s, 30s, 40s and beyond. Spiralling property
prices have caused the number of KIPPERS (Kids
in Parents' Pads Eroding Retirement Savings) to
soar. It is likely that the majority of KIPPERS
are saving to invest in a property of their own.
A recent Central Statistics Office study has
found that over 450,000 adults still reside with their parents. This figure represents 12%
of the entire population of the country.
As one commentator remarked 'Irish mammies don't
have apron strings, they have steel cables.'
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"Take me home to Mayo,
across the Irish sea
Home to dear old Mayo,
where once I roamed so free"