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
Tuesday, January 26, 2021: Barnardos has extended its Post Adoption Service helpline opening hours to meet the needs of those impacted by the Mother & Baby Homes Report. The confidential and professionally staffed helpline can be contacted at (01) 454 6388 and is open Monday – Friday, 9.30am – 4.30pm, for anyone needing to talk.
Monday, January 11th, 2021: In light of the upcoming publication from the Mother and Baby Home Commission, Barnardos Post Adoption Service will extend its confidential and professionally staffed support line from tomorrow, Tuesday January 12th. Support groups for adopted adults and birthmothers will also be available. Barnardos has provided a therapeutic post adoption service and
Wednesday, January 6, 2021: Barnardos is calling on the government to prioritise children living in vulnerable families as schools close for a second time. The charity is calling for a plan to be made available that includes measures to ensure children, who have already felt the brunt of closures, will not again fall victim. Suzanne
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
23rd November 2020: Barnardos, Ireland’s leading children’s charity is calling on the people of Ireland to support #NoBuckets for Barnardos, kindly supported by Dell Technologies – a digital day of giving taking place on Friday November 27. Due to the on-going COVID19 pandemic Barnardos had to cancel its National Collection Day in September 2020, which
