CEO of Treoir Urges Uncoupled Parents to Plan Their Christmas Parenting Arrangements
13th December 2021 With Christmas coming up, parents who are not living together should take the time now to plan their Christmas arrangements especially as Christmas Day falls on a Saturday this year. Damien Peelo, CEO of Treoir, said “For many children, this second year of covid has been extremely difficult. The Christmas holidays will be a much-needed break for children to relax and have fun with their families. While it is an exciting time for […]
Press Release: Treoir Calls on All Parties to Support Bill for Cohabiting Partners
Press Release: Treoir Calls on All Parties to Support Bill for Cohabiting Partners October 19 IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cohabitating couples must be legislatively entitled to the same rights as their married counterparts, Ireland’s National Federation of Unmarried Parents, Treoir has said. Treoir is calling for cross-party support behind a newly launched Bill that would guarantee these rights and ensure that no one […]
Budget 2022 Fails to adequately Tackle Poverty
PRESS RELEASE: Budget 2022 Fails to adequately Tackle Poverty 15 October 2021 IMMEDIATE RELEASE Budget 2022 does not adequately address the increased cost of living facing unmarried parents, Treoir, the National Federation for Unmarried Parents and their Children, has stated. “While we welcome the increased investment in childcare, overall, the budget was not strategic enough […]
Budget Must Prioritise Unmarried Parents to Reduce Poverty
06 October 2021 IMMEDIATE RELEASE Supporting lone parents in Budget 2022 is critical to reducing poverty according to Treoir, the National Federation for Unmarried Parents and their Children. Speaking at the launch of its pre-budget submission Treoir CEO Damien Peelo said, “When it comes to housing, social welfare, life chances, access to the labour market and overall standard of living lone parents are consistently at the lower rung of almost all socio-economic indicators.” “Inequalities have […]
Right to housing crucial to support family life
PRESS RELEASE: Right to housing crucial to support family life 15 September 2021 IMMEDIATE RELEASE Enshrining the right to housing in the constitution is the most robust and effective way to address the housing needs of Ireland’s most vulnerable groups including lone parents, people with disabilities, the Travelling community and migrants, the national federation for unmarried parents and their children has said. In […]
Shared Parenting at Christmas
Shared Parenting at Christmas 16/12/2020 With Christmas fast approaching, for parents who are not living together, agreeing access arrangements over the holiday can be a source of conflict and tension. Damien Peelo, CEO of Treoir the National Federation for Unmarried Parents and their Children, suggests parents consider how they plan to share parenting well […]
International Men’s Day
International Men’s Day is celebrated annually on 19th November. It is an opportunity for everyone to reflect on and celebrate the men in their lives and to consider the many positive contributions that men make to family, community, culture, and society. This year, as we remain in lockdown, the Men’s Development Network is inviting everyone […]
Treoir calls for extension of guardianship rights for all fathers and resourced mediation services
5 March 2019 Treoir, the National Federation of Services for Unmarried Parents and their Children today called on the Minister for Justice and Equality to extend guardianship rights to all fathers and to ensure the National Mediation Service is properly resourced. Speaking at a meeting of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality on […]
Budget 2018 at Glance
Social welfare payments and allowances Christmas bonus payment of 85% to be paid to all social welfare recipients in 2017. From last week of March, €5 per week increase in all weekly social welfare payments, including disability allowance, carer’s allowance, Jobseekers’ Allowance and State pension. €20 increase in the earnings disregard for the One Parent […]
Treoir welcomes Damien Peelo as our new CEO
The Council of Treoir is delighted to announce the appointment of Damien Peelo as the new Chief Executive of Treoir with effect from 1 July 2017. Dr Ruth Barrington, the Chairperson of Treoir, welcoming the appointment, said that “The Council is very pleased that a person with such commitment to social justice and experience of the voluntary […]