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Collaborative book project commences

Collaborative book project commences

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

Response to cancelled prison visits in Castlerea Prison

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 

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

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 hear...

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

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

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...

Network submission to DCEDIY Statement of Strategy 2023

Network submission to DCEDIY Statement of Strategy 2023

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...

Ninth Meeting of Action for Children and Families of Prisoners Network

Ninth Meeting of Action for Children and Families of Prisoners Network

On Thursday 9th March 2023, the Action for Children and Families of Prisoners Network joined together online for their ninth meeting. The primary focus of the meeting was for individual members to provide an update on the work they have been carrying out on and for...

Meeting with Children of Prisoners Europe (COPE)

Meeting with Children of Prisoners Europe (COPE)

Co-Chair of the Action for Children and Families Network, Ashling Tobin of the Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT), joined Acting Executive Director of IPRT, Molly Joyce in a meeting with Paula and Liz from Children of Prisoners Europe (COPE) on Monday 13 February 2023....