To question the timeless character of Yeats’s assessment of Ireland – “No country for old men” – is to reject the striking reality of the nation’s demographics. Ireland is a country with an extremely young population. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) estimates that 42 per cent of the population are under the age of 30, with 400,000 people between the ages of 18 and 25 years. Compared to any other country in an ageing Europe, Ireland is a country of the young. Naturally, the scope of interests and backgrounds that define Ireland’s youth is very broad, but nevertheless, it is possible to find some common … Continue reading With More Young Voters Registered, What Impact Can They Actually Have?