Almost 9,000 children in direct provision not eligible for double child benefit payment
Children’s Rights Alliance calls for urgent delivery of the International Protection Child Payment to address poverty s
Children’s Rights Alliance calls for urgent delivery of the International Protection Child Payment to address poverty s
Locals in Dundalk express bafflement and shock at disappearance of boy in 2022, when he was aged six
Consumer testing can throw up surprises, positive and negative. It’s like toothpaste coming out of a tube: ‘You can’t put it back in’
Operator Re-turn has teamed up with events such as Electric Picnic to offer attendees the chance to donate to charity
On top of all the other costs, voluntary contributions remain problematic with around 80% of schools seeking donations, sometimes of well in excess of €100
Growing number of children in homelessness, emergency housing is enormous concern
Call for a renewed focus on lifting families out of deprivation
Barnardos surveyed 700 national school pupils about their online gaming experiences
Surveys show ‘voluntary’ contributions are rising, despite moves aimed at cushioning costs
Schools say they are forced to levy charges due to gap in State funding to meet everyday expenses
One in four secondary school parents said they had to take out a loan or borrow from friends in order to meet back to school costs
Survey paints grim picture of impact cost of living crisis is having on families across country
Wage cuts imposed after the economic crash over a decade ago - and reversed elsewhere - remain in place for hundreds of charities, the National Charity Summit heard
Extending free books for post-primary students likely to be a feature of forthcoming Budget talks
Charity is experiencing surge in calls for help from families who never needed to avail of their services before
Charity says support has helped children and families with 25,000 hours of family help and 600,000 meals
The opening of Brown Thomas’s new Dundrum mecca this week was jarring
Legislative reforms are being prepared to regulate the guardian ad litem system
Charity says ‘too many’ families are deprived of access to ‘fundamental essentials’
How corporate giving and staff fundraising can make all the difference to charities
NGO coaltion says abusive parents routinely granted unsupervised access to children
Debra Ireland, Barnardos Gifts for Good, Focus Ireland and the SVP need your aid
Nearly 3,500 women contacted a domestic violence service for the first time during the initial lockdown; is this lockdown any better?
Bereavement experts share advice for parents trying to cope in the most trying of circumstances
Children’s charity says it is adapting to ‘new needs’ of 1,580 families during crisis
Our politicians think we are not interested in long-term policies. The election will test if their cynicism is justified
Two people a day became homeless last month on average
Child poverty intervention is in addition to hot meals pilot running in 36 primary schools
Tech giant funds education campaigns for children as it breaches data privacy laws
Children’s charity says waiting lists are the result of 16% increase in demand for supports
A teenager struggled for years searching for answers to the ‘puzzle’ of her adoption
Appropriate reparations required for ‘terrible aspects of our past,’ Minister says
Home for Good say wording should include right to dignity, shelter and safety
Barnardos chief Suzanne Connolly on the the impact of what happens behind closed doors
Call goes out for clothes, shoes, accessories, household goods, children’s toys and books
It would cost a relatively small amount to make primary school education truly free
Outgoing Barnardos chief executive says Ireland is no 'Republic of opportunity' for the poor
One-third of parents expect to have to take out loans to meet anticipated costs
Charlie Flanagan says it is highly likely that other agencies were involved
Current reporting model needs to be reformed due to errors, Minister says
National Early Years Strategy raised at Children’s Rights Alliance annual conference
Number of households paying €300 per week in rent has ‘shot up’
McGrath aims to set up inquiry into case of woman left with family despite abuse allegations
‘I wish I could put every child at risk of poverty on a hospital trolley,’ Finlay says
Move to insert park on part of Dublin city site earmarked for modern family court
Almost 1,000 high priority cases not yet assigned social workers at end of 2015, figures show
Service could be run by State or by existing private entity such as Barnardos
What supports are there for guardians, like this Galway couple who are caring for four bereaved nieces?
CSO income survey shows one-parent families twice as likely to be poor
Overhaul will include payments to guardians as well as their status, roles and responsibilities
Minister for Children defends Tusla over reduction in money for Catholic agency
Group criticises ‘exploitative, hurtful and dishonest’ use of children by No campaign
Campaign rejects assertion, saying ad ‘wildly misunderstood’
Donations may be made at Dublin’s Pro Cathedral or Barnardos’ shops
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices