April 27th 2021: Barnardos children’s charity today launched Barnardos Big Toddle, supported by Pipin Pear with the help of some of Ireland’s littlest community helpers. The theme of this year’s Big Toddle is Community Helpers, people who help and support us all in our communities every day. At the very heart of Big Toddle are the children who take part and raise vital funds in
Tuesday, April 27th 2021 – Barnardos welcomes today’s stark report Safety and Welfare of Children in Direct Provision published by the Ombudsman for Children’s Office, and welcomes that TUSLA and the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) have accepted in their entirety the recommendations in the report. The report provides a detailed insight into how children
Tuesday, March 30 2021: Barnardos hosted their first online conference on Digital Wellbeing and Screen Time, “Plugged In, Switched Off” on Tuesday, March 30th. The focus of the conference, supported by Google.org, was on digital wellbeing and aimed to share an understanding of what this means, and how to support children and young people to
As we find ourselves celebrating our second Easter under Covid-19 restrictions, Cadbury wants to connect people across the country this Easter weekend through the power of generosity, with the launch of their ‘Show You Care, Hide It’ initiative in aid of Barnardos. Cadbury Show You Care, Hide It in aid of Barnardos is easy. On
Tuesday March 9, 2021: Barnardos CEO Suzanne Connolly has said that Barnardos is growing increasingly concerned about the wellbeing and future of children and families as we reach the year anniversary of covid-19 restrictions this week. As part of a new campaign launched this week, Barnardos is looking at how a year living with covid-19
Barnardos welcomes the milestone publication of the White Paper on Direct Provision published on Friday, 26 February. The organisation has been supporting children and families living in Direct Provision since 2003 and has long been calling for the current system to be replaced. Suzanne Connolly, CEO Barnardos says, “The publication of this White Paper is
PRESS RELEASE New #ChildrensFuturesIRL campaign focuses on children’s right to an adequate education Children’s Rights Alliance; AsIAm; Barnardos; Inclusion Ireland; National Parents Council Primary Issued Tuesday 16 February 2021 Leading children’s charities – including AsIAm, Barnardos, Children’s Rights Alliance, Inclusion Ireland, and National Parents Council Primary – are joining forces today to launch a major
15 February 2020: Barnardos ambassador Alison Curtis, and daughter Joan (9) joined forces to raise vital funds for children in need. Joan’s 5 a Day challenge saw her walk 5km daily in aid of Barnardos and while her initial target was to raise €250, the Irish public leapt to support her endeavour and €3,545 was
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
Impact of Covid-19 on Michael and his Mam Michael is a 14 year old boy who lives with his mother in the countryside. Usually he would see his father who lives in the UK at least once a year, and he and his Mam also rely a lot on Granny for her support. Unfortunately Granny
