Ireland by numbers: Country beset by property and income gap as times are a-changin' but some ways still stubbornly the same

'Housing, health and childcare costs are crippling many families.' Stock Image
Caroline O'Doherty
Potatoes are slipping out of sight, electric vehicles are coming in view and women, in some settings, are just not being seen.
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