International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 07 October, 2019 Treoir, The National Federation for Unmarried Parents and their Children will hold a series of public events to mark UN Day for the Eradication of Poverty. This year the theme is Acting Together to Empower Children, Their Families and Communities to End Poverty. This was … Read more
….Increased Payments this year and over 239,000 children already set to benefit Monday, 26 August, 2019 The Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Regina Doherty, T.D., today confirmed that over 130,000 families have received the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance payment in respect of 239,230 children since July when this year’s … Read more
Treoir publishes an Information for Unmarried Parents annually. The pack contains up-to-date legal information on issues such as guardianship, access, custody and maintenance. It also contains financial information, information on social welfare entitlements ad other essential information for unmarried parents such as registering a birth, establishing paternity, applying for passports, shared parenting etc. If you would … Read more
Treoir welcomes commitment to deal with poverty in budget 2020 5 July 2019 Treoir, the National Federation of Services for Unmarried Parents and their Children has given a guarded welcome to a commitment to address child poverty in budget 2020. Speaking after the Pre-Budget 2020 Forum at Dublin Castle, Treoir’s CEO Damien Peelo said: “I … Read more
Family Law – the case for reform and a review of cohabitation legislation by Helen Coughlan The current family law system is broken and failing the most vulnerable in our society. This failure is two-fold: there are chronic delays in accessing the courts and the facilities in the actual buildings are Dickensian and not fit … Read more
Strategic Plan 2019-2023 Treoir, the National Federation of Services for Unmarried Parents and their Children, was founded in 1976 and is a national representative organisation advocating for equal rights for unmarried parents and their children. Its primary role is to provide specialist information and advice to unmarried parents concerning legal, economic and social issues. Central … Read more
Broken Family Law system failing most vulnerable in society. 28th May 2019 Treoir, the National Federation of Services for Unmarried Parents and their Children call for urgent reform of Ireland’s Family Law System. At its annual general meeting, keynote speaker Helen Coughlan, Vice-Chairperson of the Law Society’s, Family & Child Law Committee said, “The current … Read more
Treoir’s Annual Report 2018 During the past year, Treoir has pressed forward in its mission to support unmarried parents and their children. I would like to thank the Council of Treoir for their commitment to and engagement with the mission of Treoir. In particular I would like to thank June Tinsley for her services … Read more
Tusla is proactively Supporting Ireland’s Families with a range of Family Support Services and Funded Partners in your community. Tusla and Tusla-funded supports provide an accessible, safe and positive pathway through the different experiences that families encounter in Ireland today. Beginning in May and running until May 19th, Tusla will undertake a national and … Read more
Treoir will hold its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, 28 May 2019, from 11:00am to 13:00pm in The Academy Plaza, Findlater Place (just off O’Connell Street Upper), Dublin 1. We will hold Registration along with tea and coffee from 11.00am to 11:30am. The business meeting will take place from 11.30am to 13.00pm, with a light lunch to follow. … Read more