Category: News and Events

Kinship families need to be valued

We need to fully recognise ‘kinship care’ within Ireland, says Kinship Care Ireland Co-ordinator LAURA DUNLEAVY…

Opinion: ‘We knew we would parent our grandson, we had no choice, but we also had no support’

https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/kinship-care-6244007-Dec2023/ One Kinship Carer says there are about 8,000 children in Ireland living with relatives that…

Launch of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use

Download the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use Press Release ‘AN IRISH MODEL FOR…

Call for Policy to fully recognise Kinship Care within Ireland

Both a spokesperson for Kinship Care Ireland and a Kinship Carer are available for media interview….

Highlighting the Rights of Children and Young People growing up in the Care of Relatives and Family Friends

We are delighted that the Ombudsman for Children has drawn attention to the situation of children…

Connecting with Our Colleagues in Family Resource Centres!

Kinship Care was delighted to attend the Family Resource Centre National Forum Event in Athlone, on…

A Grandmother’s Story

Our colleagues in ICAAN have produced this video with support from the North-East Regional Drug and…

Kinship Care and Children’s Rights

Kinship Care Ireland was delighted to have an input into the submission made by Dr Aoife…

Join our online monthly Support Group for Kinship Carers, starting on Thursday 20th January!

Following our Self Care and Compassion workshops which ran in late 2021, facilitator Marianne Dwyer has…

A recent study has highlighted the situation of many kinship carers in Ireland.

Read the Article, which the research team in UCC, kindly shared with Kinship Care Ireland. ‘Private…