# Single Parents

Last year

2022

Calls for dedicated State service to pursue parents who fail to pay child maintenance

Support services for lone parents have pointed out that the adversarial and costly courts route is the only option available.

A review group comprised submitted a report on the child maintenance system to Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys in April, Michelle Hennessy reports.

Support services have said child maintenance is seen largely as a personal, parental obligation and therefore a matter of private family law.

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Jul 31st 2022, 12:05 AM

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# Lancet

Single dads at higher risk of premature death than single mothers or couples - study

Single fathers ate fewer fruit and vegetables, and were more likely to binge drink than single mothers and partnered parents, the study found.

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Feb 14th 2018, 11:35 PM

# dad bod

This single mam dressed up as a 'dad' so her son didn't miss a fathers' day at school

Legend!

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Sep 7th 2016, 11:45 AM

# red rock

This drama is shedding light on a big challenge Irish unmarried parents face

The storyline concerns two young parents who break up and have to deal with the fallout.

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Feb 17th 2016, 6:15 AM

# family circumstances

Separated father with joint custody wrongly granted single person rent allowance

The High Court ruled that the decision must be reviewed.

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Oct 31st 2014, 4:44 PM

Voices

Opinion: Employees can still be discriminated against over their sexuality – this must end

The private lives of teachers and health workers should never be used against them, writes Senator Ivana Bacik.

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Sep 26th 2014, 8:00 AM

# Budget 2014

One-parent families hit by Budget tax changes

The One-Parent Family Tax Credit was previously available to parents who shared custody of a child but now only one parent will receive the credit.

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Oct 15th 2013, 9:40 PM

Voices

Column: The same-sex marriage debate shows ‘non-traditional’ families aren’t really accepted

As a single parent family, I realise we’ve only been tolerated as opposed to accepted as a proper family unit and because of the absence of the traditional set up we are somehow ‘less than’, writes Carol Redmond, who says same-sex unions are being treated in the same way.

Apr 21st 2013, 1:00 PM

Voices

Column: Discrimination of workers in state funded bodies should not be allowed anymore

Protecting the staff of religious-run medical and educational institutions who are members of the LGBT community or those who are single parents should be a priority, especially if they receive state funding, says Ivana Bacik.

Mar 24th 2013, 8:15 AM