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08 May 2013 in Advocacy

School Costs - Barnardos presents to Joint Oireachtas Committee

Barnardos is presenting to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection on back to school costs today. Every year we see parents struggle to cope with the burden of school costs. Barnardos will be recommending practical solutions that if implemented would make huge savings for parents. The group raised a fantastic €4,270 for the Barnardos Brighter Future Project in Knock...

02 May 2013 in Advocacy, Featured, Schools

Making School Uniforms More Affordable

SVP, Barnardos and National Parents Council Post Primary working in partnership with education leaders to make school uniforms more affordable Wednesday, 1st May 2013: SVP, Barnardos and National Parents Council Post Primary (NPCpp) know how the cost of school uniforms can put many families under unnecessary financial pressure. Close to the front line these charities see at first hand the stra...

12 April 2013 in Advocacy, Featured, Press Releases

Barnardos Welcomes Appointment of Norah Gibbons to Child & Family Agency

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04 April 2013 in Advocacy, Featured, Press Releases

Website Launch will Lift the Lid on Reality of Children’s Lives

Dublin, April 4th 2013 - Children’s charity Barnardos strongly welcomes today’s launch of the Child Care Law Reporting Project. This project, directed by Dr. Carol Coulter, will for the first time ever make public the court reports dealing with child care proceedings and remove the ‘in-camera’ rule that has prevented any such reporting to date. The project will give an insight into the na...

03 April 2013 in Advocacy

Separated Children Seminar: reports & presentations now available

Barnardos hosted a seminar on Separated Children in Foster Care on 3rd April 2013, to highlight the experiences of separated children living in foster care and supported lodgings. Barnardos and the HSE commissioned research into this and the report Foster Care and Supported Lodgings for Separated Asylum Seeking Young People in Ireland is available for download. Visit our Separated Children ...