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Collaborative book project commences

by ACFP | Jul 27, 2023 | News

On Tuesday 25 July 2023, members of the steering committee of the collaborative book project between Kid’s Own Publishing and Irish Penal Reform Trust’s (IPRT) with support of the Action for Children and Families Network met for the first time. The book project...

Response to cancelled prison visits in Castlerea Prison

by ACFP | Jul 4, 2023 | News

On 4 July 2023, in response to a parliamentary question by Fianna Fáil TD Jim O’Callaghan on the ability of prisoners in Castlerea Prison to receive visits from family members, the Minister for Justice and Equality explained that visits to imprisoned people in the...

Children’s Book Project with Kids’ Own in partnership with IPRT

by ACFP | Jun 14, 2023 | News

Kids’ Own and Irish Penal Reform Trust’s (IPRT) new Children and Families Initiative are working in partnership on a new creative project for children and young people who have experience of having a family member in prison. On 14 June 2023, we were delighted to...

IPRT become members of Children of Prisoners Europe (COPE) Network

by ACFP | Jun 9, 2023 | News

The Children of Prisoners Europe (COPE) Network General Assembly meeting took place in Limerick on 9 June 2023 after the COPE conference, which was run in conjunction with Bedford Row Family Project. At the General Assembly meeting, a vote took place to accept Irish...

Children of Prisoners Europe’s (COPE) International Conference 2023: “Reconnecting through Learning and Play” 

by ACFP | Jun 9, 2023 | News

The Children of Prisoners Europe’s (COPE) International Conference 2023 “Reconnecting through Learning and Play” co-hosted by Bedford Row Family Project, COPE, Mary Immaculate College and Limerick Prison took place in Limerick on 8 June 2023. The conference...

Network submission to DCEDIY Statement of Strategy 2023

by ACFP | May 2, 2023 | News

On 2 May 2023, Action for Children and Families Network Co-chair, Ashling Tobin, submitted to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth survey consultation on their Statement of Strategy 2023. Below are the responses submitted to the...