CSO figures show there has been a significant increase in the numbers of children providing unpaid personal help in Galway.
The statistics include anyone up to the age of 17 who is providing regular unpaid support for a friend of family member.
Figures from 2016 show there were 76 under 18s providing personal help in the city - that increased to 94 in 2022
Meanwhile the county saw a huge leap in those six years - with 465 children providing unpaid care in 2022, compared to 277 in 2016.
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