The number of adults who are still alone in their home-place has risen dramatically and is almost peaking at a staggering 500,000.
Figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that the 2016 Census results reveal the number of families in Ireland increased by 3.3% between 2011 and 2016.
Some 458,874 people, who are aged over 18, are still living with their parents. It’s a significant increase of 4.4%, with 58.6% of those living at home said to be men.
215,088 are in employment, while 66,516 were unemployed and 152,269 were said to be still be students doing full or part-time college courses.