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	<title>OPEN</title>
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	<description>representing lone parent groups in Ireland</description>
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		<title>We are giving our site a revamp. Meanwhile, please see our Facebook page or follow us on Twitter for latest updates.</title>
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		<title>MANDATE LAUNCHES FAIR SHOP CAMPAIGN</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 13:58:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Mandate Trade Union has today launched its exciting and innovative Fair Shop campaign to encourage the country’s 800,000 trade unionists and consumers in general to shop with retailers that respect their workers. OPEN&#8217;s 7 is too young campaign is also featured in this issue. &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Budget 2013 &#8211; Post Budget Press Release</title>
		<link>http://oneparent.ie/archives/1755</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:33:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Four Leading Groups Call for All Children to have Equal Access to Childcare Dublin, 5 December 2012 – Start Strong, OPEN, Barnardos and the National Women’s Council of Ireland have rejected moves by the departments of Social Protection and Children and Youth Affairs to pilot specific after-school care arrangements for the children of low income [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Budget 2013:  Just three things&#8230;.To protect Ireland&#8217;s most deprived families</title>
		<link>http://oneparent.ie/archives/1748</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One-parent families need just three things from today&#8217;s Budget announcement: 1.          As promised by Minister Joan Burton on April 18th in the Dáil, no further changes to eligibility for the One-parent Family Payment unless Scandinavian childcare is guaranteed to be in place for all families by 2014. The Minister committed to ending the changes to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Working Families are Suffering Due to Major Delays in Family Income Supplement Applications &amp; Renewals</title>
		<link>http://oneparent.ie/archives/1697</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:42:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[OPEN has been aware of long delays for lone parents in getting Family Income Supplement (FIS). Now, official figures, which Denis Naughten, T.D. has been given on September 12, 2012, show that new applicants have to wait 16 weeks. So, someone on low pay who applies now will not receive their FIS payment until after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>STATEMENT FROM OPEN &#8211; PROPOSED HSE CUTS WILL HURT FAMILIES AND CREATE A FALSE ECONOMY</title>
		<link>http://oneparent.ie/archives/1690</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 08:54:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[September 4, 2012 OPEN, the national network of one-parent families, is calling on the government to immediately reverse the cuts to vital HSE services, which were announced late last week. Speaking ahead of a protest of people with disabilities at noon outside Government Buildings, OPEN’s CEO, Frances Byrne said that “Members of our families who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green fingers!</title>
		<link>http://oneparent.ie/archives/1685</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:39:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have a look at this great VIDEO of lone parent, Jacqueline Kelleher, one of our Grow Your Own Future graduates, who manages The Heritage Garden. Her plan is to grow enough to feed 12 families. Go Jacqueline! &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Budget 2013 &#8211; Our Facebook Poll</title>
		<link>http://oneparent.ie/archives/1677</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 09:37:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you believe Ireland will have Scandanavian childcare in place by 2014?  Click onto our Facebook page to enter our current poll.]]></description>
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		<title>Barnardos School Costs Survey 2012 &#8211; Findings</title>
		<link>http://oneparent.ie/archives/1647</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:28:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to all the lone parents who completed the recent School Costs survey below.  Read the findings of the survey in national newspapers today, 1st August 2012, Irish Times,  Independent and Irish Examiner &#160; &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Shaping Your Future &#8211; ‘Next steps’ programme &#8211; Training for Trainers Workshop</title>
		<link>http://oneparent.ie/archives/1634</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 13:08:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[OPEN is holding a two-day ‘Training for Trainers’ workshop in our training centre in Dublinon Tuesday 10th and Wednesday 11th July 2012. The workshop will equip trainers, facilitators and other support professionals to deliver the Shaping YOUR Future programme, a FETAC Level 4 minor award in Career Planning and Employment Skills, now in its second [...]]]></description>
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