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Home-Start Fundraiser Opera Night |
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On behalf of all in the National Office, can we express our warmest gratitute to all involved in organising such a wonderful fundraising event in St Brigid’s Church of Ireland, Castleknock on St Valentine’s weekend. The night was an enormous success raising more than €8000 towards the great work of Home-Start in the community 
Minister Joan Burton T.D. with members of the Home-Start National Office board at the Opera Night Our sincerest thanks go also to Good Works Opera for such an outstanding and most entertaining performance as well as their great generosity in supporting Home-Start. |
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Incontestable value of early years intervention confirmed once more in UK report |
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Underpinning the life-enhancing and cost-effective work that Home-Start performs, the author of a recent UK report on early years intervention, Graham Allen MP, says that "socially and emotionally capable people are more productive, better educated, tax-paying citizens helping our nation to compete in the global economy, and make fewer demands on public expenditure”. |
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Minister White TD visits Swords |
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Paul Martin, Michael Kennedy TD, Minister Mary White TD, Valerie Hegarty, Trevor Sargent TD, Darragh O'Brien TD |
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Young families being hit by the recession |
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The impact of the recession is being felt worst by families with young children and high mortgages or those in rental accommodation. This is one of the gravest social problems now facing the country and one which will only escalate if early intervention is not provided. See weblink to economic commentator David McWilliam's website describing the impact on "jugglers"
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