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EPISODE · Jun 22, 2026 · 9 MIN

What is the cost of being single in Ireland?

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According to census data, as many as one in four Irish adults live in a single-person household. Many of them are forced to pay through the nose for their situations, and there is little talk from any quarter of offering them support.But, what is the cost of being single in Ireland right now?Conor Pope, Consumer Affairs Correspondent for the Irish Times was writing about this over the weekend, and joins Shane to discuss.

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