An Exciting New Project from One Family 📣

Did You Grow Up in a
One-Parent Family in Ireland?

To celebrate our 50th anniversary, One Family will be collaborating with The Ark to develop a new piece of documentary theatre. Created by playwright Kate Heffernan, the piece will reflect stories and memories shared by grown-ups about their experiences as children growing up in one-parent families in Ireland. The aim is that through these shared memories, we can shine a light on the real experiences of one-parent families over the years in Ireland.

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Have You Received Jobseekers Transitional Payment?

We'd Like to Hear From You

Are you receiving or have you received Jobseekers Transitional Payment? If so, we are working with a team of researchers from Trinity College Dublin and University College Cork who are interested in hearing about your experiences.

There will be a focus group in Dublin (city centre location) on Thursday April 28th 10am - 12pm. If you are interested in taking part, please contact the research team by emailing Margaret Scanlon at: m.scanlon@ucc.ie.

The focus group is part of an independent study on parents’ experiences of Jobseekers Transitional Payment and all participation is anonymous.The research is being carried out by a team in University College Cork and Trinity College Dublin, in association with One Family. It is funded by an Irish Research Council New Foundations Grant.

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Issues facing one-parent families have been prominent in the media with One Family and other NGOs advocating on behalf of families. Please see below a selection of stories from the month:

Radio and News Articles

Our CEO Karen Kiernan spoke with Andrea Gilligan on NewsTalk about One Family's new project with The Ark
Our CEO Karen Kiernan chatted with Michael Reade on LMFM Radio to talk about the Cost of Living Crisis and its impact on one-parent families
Our CEO Karen Kiernan talked to Castlebar Community Radio about the Cost of Living Crisis
Our CEO Karen Kiernan was quoted in the Irish Times discussing inflation and its impact on lower income families

Zoom Courses for Parents

One Family offers Parenting Courses via Zoom, which are live 8-week group sessions with other parents and facilitators. You can now register for the Summer Session courses, which include Positive Parenting: Supporting Children and Teens and Family Communications: Parenting When Separated. These two courses will start in the beginning of May and you can register by clicking the button below.

Upcoming Events

We will be holding a seminar to launch the findings of our Human Rights and One-Parent Families research, which looks at the experiences of one-parent families when they interact with public bodies. The event will take place online on Monday 13th of June.

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Trading as One Family, Cherish CLG is a company limited by guarantee not having a share capital, registered in Dublin, Ireland with registered office at 8 Coke Lane, Dublin 7 and registered Company Number 45364. One Family is also a charity (Charity Regulatory Authority No. 20012212 and Charity No. 6525).

Directors of One Family: Helen Hall, Jennifer Good, Nuala Haughey, John-Mark McCafferty, Eimear Fisher, Edel Fagan and Jack Eustace.