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NOT UNIFORM: Why do schools still have gender-based dress codes?

Ireland

Most schools in Ireland enforce strict dress codes with uniforms, sometimes even specifying the colour of scarf to be worn and minimum length of skirt.

6 Backers raised €80 of €1900

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DELAYED DELIVERY: Is the rollout of Progressing Disability Services leaving children and teens in limbo?

Ireland

The provision of services for children and teenagers with a developmental delay or disability has historically been a patchy affair in Ireland.

23 Backers raised €580 of €580

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CLASSROOM TO IMPROVE: Why are our children still educated in prefabs?

Ireland

Most students who have come through the Irish primary and secondary school system over the past number of decades will almost certainly have experienced classes in prefabricated buildings.

3 Backers raised €50 of €2035

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FAILURE TO PROTECT: Are children being left in the hands of sexual abusers?

Ireland

Most cases of child sexual violence in Ireland are perpetrated by a family member. Yet, only 4% of cases reported to gardaí are prosecuted.

8 Backers raised €310 of €3820

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KIDS IN CARE: Are children falling through the cracks of the care system?

Ireland

Almost 6,000 children are currently living in care in Ireland, with almost 90% of those in foster care. As of October 2022, 87% of children in care had an allocated social worker, meaning over 750 children did not have this support.

6 Backers raised €100 of €2330

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TOUGH START: Is the opportunity gap for Traveller children ever going to close?

Ireland

Children in the Irish Traveller community are at a disadvantage from the moment they are born. Infant mortality is over three times higher, suicide is six to seven times higher and life expectancy is over a decade lower than the general population.

69 Backers raised €2130 of €2130

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FUNDING FERTILITY: Has the delay in publicly funding IVF destroyed people’s chance to have children?

Ireland

Around one in six couples in Ireland experience difficulty when trying to have children and will face thousands of euro in costs if they seek fertility treatment.

28 Backers raised €950 of €950

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PARENT RIGHTS: Why are same-sex couples and other parents still in legal limbo with their own children?

Ireland

Half a decade after Ireland’s historic marriage equality vote, many same-sex couples and so-called ‘non-traditional families’ still face discrimination when it comes to their rights as parents.

24 Backers raised €751 of €750

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LATE INTERVENTION: Why does it take over two years to get early intervention appointments for some children?

Ireland

Across the country, there are thousands of young children in need of early intervention.

9 Backers raised €1100 of €1100