France has just announced it will be sending a letter to all 29-year-olds outlining their chances of having a child and how the State can provide incentives and assistance to do so. France, like Ireland, has a fertility rate far below replacement level and a rapidly ageing population. David Quinn was on The Hard Shoulder...
Irish times columnist and Iona Institute spokesperson, Breda O’Brien, speaks to Spirit Radio about Ireland’s historically low marriage and birth rates, which is the subject of a new paper from the Iona Institute, ‘On the Wrong Course: Birth, Marriage and Family Trends in Ireland’. You can listen to the interview here.
David Quinn was on The Niall Boylan Show to discuss The Iona Institute’s new paper, ‘On the Wrong Course’, which highlights a number of key social trends, especially our now record low level birth and marriage rates which are creating a demographic crisis for the country. You can listen to the item here: No Ring,...
Archbishop Eamon Martin recently said that the Government should have a minister assigned to address the falling rate of marriage in Ireland. David Quinn was on Shannonside Radio to discuss his remarks and draw attention to the fact that Ireland’s birth and marriage rates are now at the lowest levels ever recorded (excluding the Covid...
David Quinn from the Iona Institute speaks to Kieran on ageing populations, and declining birthrates, with the news that the number of deaths continues to exceed the number of births across the EU. This trend has now been occurring for almost ten years, according to the latest Eurostat figures. Deaths now outnumber births by around...
It is projected that by 2030, the number of pensioners in Northern Ireland will exceed the number of school-children, a reflection of how fast the North is ageing. Breda O’Brien of The Iona Institute took part in a panel discussion on the BBC’s Talkback programme about what this means and whether it is a matter...
David Quinn was on the Hard Shoulder (Newstalk) on March 18, discussing whether younger people are prioritising pets over starting families. More precisely, he discussed how young people are delaying reaching the major milestones in life such as marrying and having children until they well into their 30s and sometimes they are not hitting these...
The new movie, ‘Small Things Like These’ centres on a Magdalen laundry in New Ross in 1985 and paints a very dark picture of the time. David Quinn appeared on Newstalk Breakfast to challenge this view of the 1980s. For one thing, he pointed out, the Magdalen laundry in question has closed almost 20 years...
There is some evidence that a mini-religious revival is occurring among some young men in America. Breda O’Brien of The Iona Institute was a guest on the Pat Kenny Show where she discussed whether this is happening, and why. You can listen to the item here.
New research from the UK seems to indicate that there are now more atheists than theists in the UK. David Quinn, of the Iona Institute, and Colin Morrison of Atheist NI, discuss the research on Talkback, BBC Radio Ulster. They debate whether the change is good or bad for society. David Quinn argues that it...
