Organisation: End Child Poverty Coalition

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

columnists

Change of direction needed to avoid failing children

I am voting in favour of the children’s rights referendum.

news

Women’s lobby revolts against child benefit cuts

news

Charities urge Govt not to cut welfare rates

Bertie’s pay hike is slap in the face for poor children

news

Rabbitte: 60,000 children live in poverty

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Child poverty ‘not tackled’

Measures ‘appalling’ for children of poor

By Evelyn Ring

Mon, 03 Jan, 2005

Medical cards - Eligibility issue must be tackled

The Labour Party, in yesterday publishing what it described as a major analysis of the Government’s deception on medical cards, raised a very pertinent point.

Tue, 02 Nov, 2004

Billions needed to fight child poverty - coalition

More than €2bn should be earmarked in the next budget to fight the crisis of child poverty, it was claimed today.

Wed, 13 Oct, 2004

Child poverty groups to hold conference in Dublin

A coalition of seven anti-poverty groups is holding a conference in Dublin today to discuss what actions are needed to effectively tackle child poverty.

Tue, 04 Nov, 2003

90,000 children living in poverty

UP TO 90,000 children are still living in poverty because the Government has failed to adequately increase child benefit payments or provide medical cards, it was claimed yesterday.

Wed, 05 Feb, 2003