Poverty and deprivation in the South-West Inner City of Dublin is having profound and life-long impacts on the people who live there. From low participation rates in school, to poor physical and mental health. 

Speaking to Claire on this was Assistant Professor in Economics, Trinity College Dublin Dr Barra Roantree who has studied what is happening in the area a d f Sporting Liberties JJ O’Mahony, who asked Barra to do the research.