Category: Press Releases

Thousands Celebrate Family Day in Iveagh Gardens

Posted on 05/13/12 by comms

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE FAMILY CELEBRATED WITH FAMILY DAY PICNIC & FREE ENTERTAINMENT IN IVEAGH GARDENS   THOUSANDS ATTEND PICNIC HELD BY ONE FAMILY AND EBSTO CELEBRATE FAMILIES IN IRELAND   Sunday 13th May, 2012 One Family and EBS came together to celebrate Irish families by hosting a free Family Day picnic in Iveagh Gardens. [...]

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Ciara Conway, TD, launches Ten Solutions campaign in Leinster House

Posted on 05/02/12 by comms

One Family launches its Ten Solutions for Smarter Futures for lone parents in Leinster House today Media Release, 2 May 2012, At today’s launch of ‘One Family – Ten Solutions – Smarter Futures’ campaign, Ciara Conway, TD for Waterford and Vice Chairperson of the Oireachtas Committee on Health, Children and Youth Affairs said, ‘This campaign [...]

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TWELVE more reasons not to miss your free Family Day 2012…

Posted on 05/01/12 by comms

Free FAMILY DAY PICNIC AT THE IVEAGH GARDENS Sunday 13 May 2012 One Family and EBS announce TWELVE more reasons not to miss your free Family Day 2012… Media Release, 1 May 2012 – One Family and EBS today announced an exciting line up for the free Family Day Picnic they are hosting on the [...]

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One Family launches 10 Solutions campaign to help get lone parents back to work

Posted on 04/19/12 by comms

One Family – 10 cost neutral suggestions for helping lone parents back to work Media release, 19 April 2012, One Family, Ireland’s leading organisation for one-parent families, announces its ‘One Family-Ten Solutions’ campaign which provides ten cost neutral strategies to assist lone parents back into work or education. This follows Minister for Social Protection, Joan [...]

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Ian Dempsey Launches Family Day 2012 for One Family

Posted on 04/05/12 by comms

Press Release ONE FAMILY & EBS LAUNCH FAMILY DAY AND ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF THEIR FAMILY DAY ART COMPETITION AND A PICNIC TO BE HOSTED IN DUBLIN’S IVEAGH GARDENS ON SUNDAY 13 MAY IRISH BROADCASTER, IAN DEMPSEY CALLS ON FAMILIES ACROSS IRELAND TO CELEBRATE FAMILY DAY 5 April 2012 – To mark International Day of the [...]

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Barnardos and One Family launch Contact Service for Children and Separated Parents

Posted on 04/02/12 by comms

Press Release Barnardos and One Family launch much needed Service for Children and Separated Parents in Ireland Dublin, 2 April 2012 – A new service for children whose parents are separated and who are unable to agree safe and appropriate arrangements for contact was launched today by Minister for Children Frances Fitzgerald, TD. The first-of-its [...]

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Are we ready for Single Working Age payment (SWAP)

Posted on 03/13/12 by comms

Media release Embargo: 1pm 13 March, 2012 Are we ready for Single Working Age Payment – Lone parents need flexibility, childcare and jobs One Family welcomes the publication of the Report on the Single Working Age Payment (SWAP) Proposal by the Joint Committee on Jobs, Social Protection and Education. As one of the key organisations [...]

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One-parent families to suffer under today’s harsh budget

Posted on 12/05/11 by comms

5 December 2011 Media Release One-parent families to suffer from today’s harsh budget Ireland’s poorest families, particularly those parenting alone, have been abandoned by today’s budget and left to face the worst, according to One Family, Ireland’s leading organisation for one-parent families. As he announced today’s budget, Minister Howlin said  ‘…I believe that we have [...]

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Child Benefit cut is stealth tax on children

Posted on 11/22/11 by comms

MEDIA RELEASE: 22 November 2011 One Family, Ireland’s leading organisation for one-parent families, say that any reduction in Child Benefit would be a blow to all middle-earner families, but for some families, in particular those parenting alone, it would be a further step towards living in consistent poverty.

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Please join us for Handel’s Messiah in Aid of One Family tonight 24 November – last night was amazing so don’t miss this opportunity

Posted on 11/03/11 by comms

Media release: 3 November 2011 Messiah Performance in aid of One Family 23 & 24 November @ 8pm, St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin 8. Tickets €28 One Family, Ireland’s leading organisation for one-parent families, is delighted to announce that it has been chosen as the benefiting charity for this year’s performances of Handel’s Messiah by the [...]

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