Press Releases

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

Charity highlights the importance for young people to care for their heart, body and minds in this difficult year. #WorldChildrensDay To celebrate World Children’s Day Barnardos teamed up with some of the wonderful children in their services and asked if there was one change they would like to see in the world they live in,

Dublin, 13th October 2020: Budget 2021 has seen some welcome investment in protecting the most vulnerable children and families, notably an increase of €61 million in funding for Tusla. Barnardos welcomes other measures including increases to the Qualified Child Increase (QCI); investment in education for children with special educational needs through the expansion of the