NO CHILD 2020  

It shall be the first duty of the Government of the Republic to... secure that NO CHILD shall suffer hunger or cold from lack of food, clothing, or shelter, but that all shall be provided with the means and facilities requisite for their proper education and training as Citizens...

Declaration of 1st Dáil, January 1919

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Child poverty in Belfast: the New Lodge area of the city. Photograph: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker 11 people in a two-bed house: Life on the margins, north and south
Photograph: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Child poverty: Are we failing a future generation?
A pair of baby's shoes with the words 'Bury us with Dignity' hanging on a wall at the site of the Tuam Mother-and-Baby Home. Photograph: Andy Newman The Irish Times view: No Child 2020
A family hub at the Gleann na hEorna apartment complex on Cookstown Way, in Tallaght. Photograph: Dave Meehan/The Irish Times Government reliance on private rental ‘not the way to go’
The Respond! family hub at the Gleann na hEorna apartment complex on Cookstown Way in Tallaght opened in 2017. Photograph: Dave Meehan/The Irish Times Family hubs like ‘a jail for children’
A new OCO report details that children as young as five have made repeated attempts to run away from family hubs. Photograph:© Catherine MacBride 2013 Children’s heartbreaking testimonies reveal reality of life in family hubs
Focus Ireland works with 119 young care leavers across Dublin. A total of 14 of them are homeless and 22 are at risk of homelessness. Photograph: iStock Young people leaving State care face ‘real risk’ of homelessness
One in five children are in households living below the poverty line. Photograph: iStock ‘Alarming levels’ of child poverty linked to low pay
Minister for Children Katherine Zappone: ‘No one will lose out, especially those at the lower end of the income scale, as we transition to the new scheme.’ Photograph: Eric Luke Zappone: Poorest families will not lose out over new childcare support scheme

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No Child 2020 is an initiative by The Irish Times, providing a sustained focus on child welfare and children’s issues