We have seen an increase in school refusals among older children
It’s vital to improve engagement with school, because childhood lasts a lifetime
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Breakfast clubs in Deis primary schools: ‘If it wasn’t here and you’d had no breakfast you’d be on the yard hungry’
Calls increasing for expansion of breakfast clubs to all Deis primary schools amid rising deprivation
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
Kyran Durnin case: How can a child go missing for two years?
Locals in Dundalk express bafflement and shock at disappearance of boy in 2022, when he was aged six
DNA testing: ‘Lo and behold, there’s a half-sibling or a full sibling one or two clicks away’
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’
Deposit return scheme: more than 400m containers processed since February
Operator Re-turn has teamed up with events such as Electric Picnic to offer attendees the chance to donate to charity
The Irish Times view on back-to-school bills: putting financial pressure on many parents
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
‘My children just deteriorated when we became homeless’: The stolen lives of families in emergency accommodation
Growing number of children in homelessness, emergency housing is enormous concern
Nearly one in five children say they find it difficult to stop playing video games
Barnardos surveyed 700 national school pupils about their online gaming experiences
Have your say: how much are you paying for back to school costs?
Surveys show ‘voluntary’ contributions are rising, despite moves aimed at cushioning costs
Parents pay €28m in ‘voluntary contributions’ to plug gaps in school finances
Schools say they are forced to levy charges due to gap in State funding to meet everyday expenses
‘Frustration’ among parents over uniform costs, digital tools and voluntary fees, despite free books scheme
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
More parents going without to feed their children, say Barnardos
Survey paints grim picture of impact cost of living crisis is having on families across country
Charities’ services at risk due to staffing crisis linked to funding shortfalls from Government
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
Free schoolbooks at primary and second level would cost €120m
Extending free books for post-primary students likely to be a feature of forthcoming Budget talks
100 days to raise a million: ‘Level of deprivation and poverty out there has not been seen since the 1980s’
Charity is experiencing surge in calls for help from families who never needed to avail of their services before
Dell Technologies extends partnership with children’s charity Barnardos
Charity says support has helped children and families with 25,000 hours of family help and 600,000 meals
Jennifer O’Connell: Some ration their heating as others shop for Jimmy Choos
The opening of Brown Thomas’s new Dundrum mecca this week was jarring
The guardians of the voice of the child
Legislative reforms are being prepared to regulate the guardian ad litem system
One in 10 parents skip meals to afford food for their children, survey finds
Charity says ‘too many’ families are deprived of access to ‘fundamental essentials’
Giving the gift of Christmas: Sponsor a run, swim, or have a Christmas jumper day
How corporate giving and staff fundraising can make all the difference to charities
Family law system endangers women and children, report warns
NGO coaltion says abusive parents routinely granted unsupervised access to children
Acts of charity: how you can help people this Christmas
Debra Ireland, Barnardos Gifts for Good, Focus Ireland and the SVP need your aid
‘I can’t live with the thought of being locked down with him’
Nearly 3,500 women contacted a domestic violence service for the first time during the initial lockdown; is this lockdown any better?
How to support grieving bereaved children during this pandemic
Bereavement experts share advice for parents trying to cope in the most trying of circumstances
Coronavirus: Barnardos appeals for public donations
Children’s charity says it is adapting to ‘new needs’ of 1,580 families during crisis
Fintan O’Toole: Will Election 2020 be another story of cynical politics and patronage?
Our politicians think we are not interested in long-term policies. The election will test if their cynicism is justified
Number of homeless children in State reaches highest ever level
Two people a day became homeless last month on average
Free school meals pilot scheme to be allocated €160,000 in 2020
Child poverty intervention is in addition to hot meals pilot running in 36 primary schools
Mixed messages from Google regarding online safety
Tech giant funds education campaigns for children as it breaches data privacy laws
Barnardos warns of record demand among vulnerable children
Children’s charity says waiting lists are the result of 16% increase in demand for supports
A teenager’s adoption story: ‘I always thought this is all my fault’
A teenager struggled for years searching for answers to the ‘puzzle’ of her adoption
State must face up to treatment of women like Majella Moynihan - Zappone
Appropriate reparations required for ‘terrible aspects of our past,’ Minister says
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