The number of Irish 25- 29 year olds living at home has almost doubled in the last decade.
New Eurostat Data gives a figure of 68%, making Ireland an outlier within Western Europe.
Men aged 25 to 29 are slower to leave home than young women of the same age.
Dan, who is in his late 20s, lives at home with parents and two younger siblings.
He says it's far from ideal.
"It does affect, the older I get, my self-confidence, my freedom, aspects of my social life, my professional life."
"It does take its toll."
I am one of those people. https://t.co/M6WGF5yDbq
— Tom Douglas (@TomDouglas95) August 15, 2023
Leaving Home
Gill Hines, Parenting Consultant, says children are biologically ready to leave the home between the ages of 18 and 20.
She also higlighted the negative impact it can have on young people.
"It's very difficult for parents and children to live together where they see each other as equal adults."
Gill says the power dynamic "has a cost, psychologically," on young people.
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