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# FAMILY UNIT

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Unemployed couple removed from housing list as eighth child sees welfare income exceed threshold

Members of the Ward family from Westmeath say their removal amounts to “an unfair and an unconstitutional attack on the family unit”.

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Aug 1st 2017, 6:26 PM

These Irish sisters deliver a touching message about marriage equality

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Apr 24th 2015, 1:45 PM

Column: ‘Getting a job is the worst thing that’s ever happened to us’

A mother describes how finding work has left her family worse off than in unemployment, thanks to what she believes is a broken system.

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Jun 10th 2012, 6:30 PM