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'He passionately wanted to improve things for children in care': A tribute to Shane Griffin
Linda Hayden
Opinion: Let's drop the narrative of the undeserving poor and other myths that dehumanise people
Fionnuala Kennedy
Opinion: The Irish state is a very bad parent - when its children turn 18 they often end up on the streets
Shane Dunphy
'If it wasn’t for friends, I’d literally be on the streets'