Budget 2025 provides the Government with an opportunity to start fulfilling Taoiseach Simon Harris’ commitment to make Ireland a world leader in eliminating child poverty, and making sure that every child can realise their full potential.
The lives of children across Ireland will be improved in multiple ways through 122 RTÉ Toy Show Appeal grants announced today
The growing numbers of homeless children is unacceptable.
New charity campaign ‘Return for Children’ to support six of Ireland’s national children’s charities at selected events across the country. Re-turn, operators of Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme, today announced ‘Return for Children’ a new charity fundraising initiative in partnership with six of Ireland’s national Children’s charities – Barnardos Ireland, Barretstown, Childline by ISPCC, Jack &
For the past three years Barnardos has been monitoring the impact of cost of living increases on families and children. The latest Barnardos Cost of Living Report outlines the stark reality on the number of families who are cutting back and going without essentials due to increases in cost of living, the struggles families are facing
Children and Adolescents who are in State Care should be in Foster Care or Regulated Residential Placements The Prime Time programme (on 9/5/2024) highlights that children are being placed in Special Emergency Arrangements which are completely unsuited to meeting their needs. Barnardos sees first-hand the unsuitability of these placements and the impact on children via
The Barnardos Big Active supported by ALDI was officially launched by Paul O’Connell today. In its third year, the school-based initiative will help students of all ages and abilities across the country to focus on their own health and wellbeing, all while helping others. Barnardos is inviting both primary and secondary schools nationwide to register
The government must take immediate action to address the growing number of children living in cramped and poor standard emergency accommodation. Ahead of the latest homelessness data figures from the Department of Housing, Barnardos children’s charity says for the children living in emergency accommodation, their wellbeing and development is something the government must take immediate
Google.org provides $1m to drive digital literacy training in schools around Ireland 5th March 2024: Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google, has announced that it is extending its support to children’s charity Barnardos by providing an additional $1 million of grant funding to promote safe internet use for children and teens across Ireland. The announcement
As the monthly homelessness figures are released today, Barnardos is calling on the government to address the standard of emergency accommodation in Ireland. The growing number of children and families living in emergency accommodation, experiencing trauma as a result, is something the government must take immediate action to address. Sub-standard accommodation is only adding to