News & Events

2 Feb 2020: Barnardos Children’s Charity today launch a webinar on Digital Wellbeing and Screen Time for parents and professionals working with children after it found Irish children were “plugged in but switched off”. As lockdown continues nationwide many parents have reported struggling with managing their children’s screen time which in turn is having an

Tuesday, January 26, 2021: Barnardos has extended its Post Adoption Service helpline opening hours to meet the needs of those impacted by the Mother & Baby Homes Report. The confidential and professionally staffed helpline can be contacted at (01) 454 6388 and is open Monday – Friday, 9.30am – 4.30pm, for anyone needing to talk.

Media Release: 21 December 2020. Barnardos Children’s Charity have been joined by rugby legend Paul O’Connell to say ‘Thank You’ to the Irish public for its continued support throughout 2020. Barnados services and supports have been in high demand during a difficult year where many families and children faced increasing need. As a Barnardos ambassador,

Barnardos welcomes the publication today of the annual report of the Special Rapporteur on Child Protection 2020. The review reports evidence of important progress made to date, and a desire to improve the level of protection to children at risk of abuse and neglect in Ireland. Barnardos operates the state’s largest managed Guardian Ad Litem

Media release “It’s a really bad feeling in our heart, it feels like it’s broken. Sometimes we feel it in our bodies too, and our bones start to hurt” Child 1 07 December 2020: Every year Barnardos works with hundreds of children impacted by domestic violence and abuse in their homes. To date their voices