Unmarried parents set to lose out if new plan comes to fruition
July 2011
Treoir the national organisation promoting the rights of unmarried parents and their children in Ireland, said that it could not support a social welfare system where unmarried and lone parents would lose out...Download PDF
Radical proposals for unmarried families challenging
December 2010
Treoir believes the proposals in the Law Reform Commissions's Report "Legal Aspects of Family Relationships" are radical and far reaching. ...Download PDF
There should be no disincentives to family formation
October 2010
Treoir's recommendations on financial disincentives to cohabitation and marriage...Download PDF
An exciting new magazine especially for teen parents
October 2010
The second edition of The Young Parent Survival Guide, containing great information for young mums and dads, has been produced by
Treoir (the National Information Service for unmarried parents)...Download PDF
Dont Panic
2010
Treoir urges parents who are receiving One Parent Family Payment not to panic following the publication of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010 yesterday... Download PDF
Fathers still haven’t woken up!
June 24th 2010
Many fathers mistakenly believe that because their name is on their child’s
birth cert they have rights to their child... Download PDF
“Do I have a daddy?”
January 19th 2010
Children whose parents are not married do not have their rights in relation to their fathers protected in Irish law. In its response to the Law Reform Commission’s report on LegalAspects of Family Relationships, Treoir strongly argues that children should have a right to a relationship with both their parents irrespective of their parents’ marital status... Download PDF
Nearly 60% of all births to unmarried parents are to parents living at the same address
March 3rd 2010
Nearly 60% of all births to unmarried parents are to parents living at the same address, clearly showing that cohabitation is on the rise. Yet these families, though treated in the same way as married couples by theDepartment of Social and Family Affairs, are seriously disadvantaged within the tax system if one of them chooses to be a stay-at-home parent. They are treated very differently than married parents... Download PDF
Children may get an Article in Bunreacht na hÉireann
February 16th 2010
At last, children may get an Article in Bunreacht na hÉireann specifically for them. Treoir, the national federation of services for unmarried parents and their children expressed their delight at the proposed visibility of children inthe Irish Constitution. In responding to the third report of the Joint Committee on the Constitutional Amendment on Children, Treoir stated that they had long been lobbying for such a change... Download PDF
Rights for Unmarried Families
September 9th 2009
Rights for Unmarried FamiliesTreoir extends its congratulations to the Law Reform Commission on addressing the rights of unmarried fathers, grandparents, step parents and indeed recognising that all children, irrespective of the marital status of their parents, have a right to a relationship with their fathers and extended families without any obstacles... Download PDF
Two national support organisations plea for no cutbacks in welfarepayments to one-parent families
October 9th 2009
Two national lone parent organisations, OPEN and Treoir, make an unprecedented joint appeal to the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Ms. Mary Hanafin, T.D. at her Department’s annual Pre-Budget Forum in Dublin today ... Download PDF
