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Kildare Child Poverty Initiative Launches the Kildare Child Poverty Profile
The Kildare Child Poverty Profile was officially launched by Lara Hynes, Assistant Secretary for the Department of Children, Disability and Equality’s (DCDE) Child Policy and Tusla Governance Division on 14th November 2025. The Poverty Profile shines a light on the often-hidden realities of child poverty in one of Ireland’s most affluent counties, with neurodivergent children … Continued
Minister Norma Foley Allocates Over €320,000 to Strengthen Prevention and Early Intervention Services for Children and Young People
The Minister for Children, Disability and Equality, Norma Foley T.D., has announced €329,625 in Dormant Accounts funding for 13 community and voluntary organisations across Ireland. The funding, allocated under the 2025 What Works Enhancing Quality Fund, will support organisations to strengthen prevention and early intervention services for children, young people and families. The investment supports initiatives in … Continued
Minister Norma Foley Announces New Prevention and Early Intervention Measures
Minister for Children, Disability and Equality, Norma Foley, TD announced a suite of measures to support Ireland’s Prevention and Early Intervention programmes for children and young people. The funding for these initiatives is being made available through the What Works prevention and early intervention initiative which receives its funding from the Dormant Accounts Fund (DAF). … Continued
Minister Roderic O’Gorman announces funding for Local Area Child Poverty Action Plans
Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman has announced the allocation of €378,000 under What Works to four Children and Young People’s Service Committees working in collaboration with their corresponding Local Community Development Committee (LCDC) to research and pilot Local Area Child Poverty Action Plans. Following a call for applications and selection … Continued
What Works Ireland Evidence Hub: Second call for submission of programmes in prevention and early intervention
The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) is working with the Foundations UK, to further develop the What Works Ireland Evidence Hub. The Evidence Hub is an online tool designed to help increase access to effective prevention and early intervention programmes. It helps show the best evidence on what works available to … Continued
What Works Building Evidence Fund 2023
Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman has announced the creation of a new fund under the What Works prevention and early intervention initiative, which is funded through the Dormant Accounts Fund. The What Works Building Evidence Fund has been established under the Quality and Evidence strands of the What Works initiative. … Continued
What Works Ireland Evidence Hub Workshops
Following the launch of the What Works Ireland Evidence Hub by Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman T.D., service commissioners, programme providers and evaluators were invited to attend two workshops in June. Miriam Sorgenfrei from the Department’s partner in creating the Evidence Hub, Foundations, talked the attendees through how the Evidence … Continued
Update on What Works Sharing Knowledge Fund Grantees
The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman T.D., launched the What Works Sharing Knowledge Fund in 2022. This fund supported professionals working with children and young people through prevention and early intervention programmes to promote peer interaction, project collaborations and knowledge dissemination. Through this fund, €408,000 was awarded across 25 organisations … Continued
EMCDDA webinar: Young people and drug use — how can we keep them safe?
The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction will host a webinar on June 19th on Young people and drug use — how can we keep them safe? This webinar is a follow-up to the previous webinar on prevention, and will focus on what to do when there is evidence of experimenting/use with … Continued
Launch of the What Works Ireland Evidence Hub
The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman T.D., today launched the What Works Ireland Evidence Hub. The What Works Ireland Evidence Hub is an online tool designed to increase access to effective prevention and early intervention programmes by making the best evidence on what works available to policy makers, service commissioners, … Continued