Fintan O’Toole: Did the Irish Times ‘No Child 2020’ project work?
There was some progress on child poverty in 2019, but many of the problems grew worse
A special project by The Irish Times providing a sustained focus on child welfare and children's issues over the year.
There was some progress on child poverty in 2019, but many of the problems grew worse
No Child 2020 set out long-term and short-term goals to improve children’s lives
No Child 2020: The Budget saw important investments for vulnerable children
‘Hubs’ were a short-term fix for family homelessness but are a long-term reality for many
Tusla says notices received from accommodation managers unlikely to capture all cases
Anti-child-poverty initiatives were ‘really significant’, says Children’s Rights Alliance
Event told ‘not right that we have over 100,000 children still living in poverty in Ireland’
Child poverty intervention is in addition to hot meals pilot running in 36 primary schools
The Jack and Jill nurse helping a severely disabled child and his mother is providing a very special service
Tracy Carroll is grateful to the Jack and Jill foundation for helping her daughter Willow
Ratification of UN children’s convention in 1992 committed State to targeted cultural investment
We trail our European cousins when it comes to providing nourishment to school children
Doherty unhappy with current situation whereby courts rule on relatively small sums
No Child 2020: Nothing could be more financially prudent than eliminating child poverty
Proposals to tackle child poverty sound costly, but are tiny in terms of overall spend
Pupils learn how to make good decisions, deal with stress and feel good about themselves
Children’s Rights Alliance proposes daily hot meals, free school books and hobby subsidy
No Child 2020: The high cost of school books affects some families worse than others
Autism advocacy charity says move ‘breaches spirit of Act’ aimed at protecting boy
Principal of Tipperary primary school says some children are coming to school hungry
Figures show gravity of ‘food poverty’ problem facing families trying to feed youngsters
No Child 2020: Hundreds of children with special needs are without school places
Child Care Law Reporting Project highlights cases of children forced abroad for care
No Child 2020: Children in Direct Provision suffer bullying and restricted educational access
Review says in some cases social workers ‘overly optimistic’ about parents’ competency
Minister says her conscience and those of colleagues ‘should be enough of a driver’
Number of homeless families in midlands reached 45 towards end of April
Children from all backgrounds could benefit from music, drama and art in every school
No Child 2020: ‘No child should feel isolated because of their mental health struggles’
A ‘culture card’ should be issued to all under-18s to allow them greater opportunity to experience cultural life
No Child 2020: Elizabeth Akinwande writes about seven months of homelessness
A major group of Irish citizens had no vote in this week’s elections and referendum: children
‘I am frightened for my son,’ says one mother ahead of a protest in Dublin on Saturday
Some 105,000 children in Ireland are growing up in consistent poverty
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