One Family has carried out ground-breaking research on the need for child contact centres in Ireland, funded by the Family Support Agency. Please join us on Monday 12 April 2010, 9.30am to 1.30pm, at The Coach House Dublin Castle, for a seminar to discuss the findings. Minister for Children Barry Andrews, TD, will launch the report. This will be followed by a seminar chaired by The Hon. Mr Justice Henry Abbott. If you wish to attend please email info@onefamily.ie or call 01 6629212
March 4th, 2010
Client Services Media,
Get a table of four together to compete for some wonderful prizes – or come along alone and we’ll fix you up with a team. It’s only €15 a head, they serve great food and drink there and funds raised go towards our askonefamily* helpline. To book your place, call us 01 6629212 or email aokeeffe@onefamily.ie. Odessa Club is at 13 Dame Court, Dublin 2
March 4th, 2010
Fundraisers,
Ireland AM’s Aiden Cooney had an interesting chat with lone parent Rachel Sullivan and One Family Director Karen Kiernan about parenting alone and sharing parenting in Ireland…you can view it here
March 4th, 2010
Media,
One Family has developed its services to include a Free Legal Advice Centre for all your family law queries in Cherish House in Dublin 2. The centre will run once a month from 5.30pm to 7.30pm on an appointment-only basis. The next date is 8 March 2010.
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January 21st, 2010
Client Services,
advice, entitlements, FLAC, help, Legal, rights
Mary Wilson and Karen Kiernan
One Family seminar puts the spotlight on proposed changes to the laws governing family relationships
One Family, Ireland’s leading organisation providing specialist support services for people parenting alone and sharing parenting, held an important seminar on 18 January in response to the Law Reform Commission’s report on the legal aspects of family relationships, chaired by RTE Drivetime’s Mary Wilson and attended by a number of other NGO’s, service providers and interested parties.
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January 18th, 2010
can*,
Law Reform Commission, seminar
One Family will be running another of their very popular Positive Parenting Courses for lone parents for seven weeks starting in May. The course covers everything from How To Be A Good Role Model For Your Children and Reasons Why Children Misbehave, to Active Listening and Assertive Parenting. If you’d like to take part please contact Geraldine Brereton at 01 662 9212 or email gbrereton@onefamily.ie
February 9th, 2010
Client Services,
course, Parenting
RTE Radio’s Tubridy Show heard from some fathers who parent alone about how they manage parenting – and the dating game – One Family client John McCann told his story. Listen here to join the debate….
February 17th, 2010
Media,
dads, parenting alone, RTE, Tubridy Show
