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Barnardos Childhood Poll 2007: Views from Parents & Teenagers (Summary)
(Barnardos, 2007)Summary of the findings of a national childhood 2007 poll. The poll, conducted independently by Behaviour and Attitudes, sought the views of 400 parents and 200 young people on a range of issues affecting childhood today. -
Barnardos Childhood Poll 2007: Views from Parents & Teenagers (Findings)
(Barnardos, 2007)Findings of a national childhood 2007 poll. The poll, conducted independently by Behaviour and Attitudes, sought the views of 400 parents and 200 young people on a range of issues affecting childhood today. -
2013 School Costs Survey Results: Infographic
(Barnardos, 2013)Infographic outlining the costs of sending a child to either primary or secondary school in 2013. -
School Costs Survey Results
(Barnardos, 2011)Over the past 3 years, Ireland has seen countless job losses, home repossessions and soaring emigration rates. There have been numerous personal tragedies for those caught at the front line of the economic downturn. We ... -
2011 School Costs Survey Results: Infographic
(Barnardos, 2011)Infographic outlining the costs of sending a child to either primary or secondary school in 2011. -
School Costs Survey Briefing
(Barnardos, 2014)Barnardos’ School Costs Survey, now in its ninth year, uses information from parents to assess the real cost of getting their children ready to go back to school. Yet again the survey shows that it is a hugely stressful ... -
Children and Young People’s Back to School Survey 2020
(Barnardos, 2020)A total of 255 children and young people responded to our Back to School Survey 2020, with a fairly even split between boys (42%) and girls (55%). Most respondents are going back to primary school in September (60%), ... -
The Cost of School in Ireland: Infographic
(Barnardos, 2017)Infographic outlining the costs of sending a child to either primary or secondary school in 2017. -
The Real Cost of School in 2016: Infographic
(Barnardos, 2016)Infographic outlining the costs of sending a child to either primary or secondary school in 2016. -
The Cost of School in Ireland: Is it as High as Ever? Infographic
(Barnardos, 2015)Infographic outlining the costs of sending a child to either primary or secondary school in 2015. -
School Costs Survey 2012: Overview
(Barnardos, 2012)An infographic breaking down the findings from the 2012 School Costs Survey. -
Digital in Schools: A Barnardos Survey: Infographic
(Barnardos, 2015)Graphic breakdown of Barnardos Digital Schools Survey 2015. -
School Costs Survey 2012
(Barnardos, 2012)Barnardos’ School Costs Survey is now in its 7th year. While the landscape in Ireland has changed significantly over those 7 years, parents have been consistent in their criticisms about the high costs of education. ... -
Understanding the Needs of Children: A Study of Needs and their Determinants in Limerick and Thurles
(Barnardos, 2007)Full report whose specific objectives are to Identify risk and protective factors present in the lives of children attending Barnardos services in Limerick and Thurles and a representative sample of children living ... -
All you Need is..Measuring Children's Perceptions and Experiences of Deprivation
(Barnardos, 2011)Poverty is a heavy burden to carry in childhood. Statistics show that the numbers of children and adolescents living at risk of poverty or in consistent poverty in Ireland have risen in recent years. These statistics are ... -
All you Need is..Measuring Children's Perceptions and Experiences of Deprivation (Summary)
(Barnardos, 2011)The research conducted by the Children’s Research Centre (TCD) was undertaken in order to examine deprivation from a child’s perspective - what children need, what they have, and what they have to go without due to a ... -
Food Insecurity in Ireland: Impact on Children and their Parents
(Barnardos, 2023)A survey launched by national children’s charity Barnardos and leading grocery retailer ALDI Ireland, found that more than one in seven parents (16%) said that they had been regularly unable to afford a main meal for their ... -
Better Finglas Interagency Evaluation Report
(Barnardos, 2018)Finglas was one of thirteen locations in Ireland selected to participate in the Area Based Childhood (ABC) Programme. The programme was initially developed as a three year cross-departmental initiative which was jointly ... -
Responding to Parents’ Well-being Needs Throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic – A Critical Reflection on the Experiences of Vulnerable Parents and Frontline Service Providers
(Technological University Dublin, 2022)In March 2020, a range of public health measures were introduced to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Ireland, including the closure of non-essential services and schools, and restricting the movements and social interactions ... -
Computer Characters: Barnardos' Participatory IT Project for Children, Galway
(Barnardos, 2004)Barnardos (West and Midlands Region) received funding for a children’s IT project from the national ‘Children’s Hour’ initiative in 2000. The Project was initiated out of concern at an emerging ‘digital divide’ between ...