Listen to One Family founder Mary Kerrigan on Kildare FM

Kildare FM did a great interview with Mary  about what it was like to be a single parent 40 years ago on www.kfmradio.com. Go to Podcasting on the left hand side, then click on “Kildare Today” Podcasts, and you will see it there.

More parents share their stories with One Family

Thanks to Annette and Linda for sharing their stories of parenting alone and their experience of One Family. See more client stories here  

Irish Independent features One Family founder’s story

The Irish Independent did a great interview with Maura Richards O’Dea, one of the orignal founders of One Family, http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/parenting/i-was-shunned-because-i-was-a-single-mum-3263786.html

Irish Times commends One Family founders

Fintan O’Toole has written a very moving tribute to the founders of One Family in today’s Irish Times – commending their bravery in refusing to be ashamed of being single mothers – and challenging the government to act with similar courage and lack of shame by refusing to accept bailing out Anglo and Nationwide http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2012/1023/1224325577694.html

One Family 40th makes RTE TV news

Thanks to everyone who joined us in the Pillar Room at the Rotunda last night for a wonderful celebration of the work One Family/ Cherish has done over 40 years – and looking forward to what has yet to be achieved for better lives for one-parent families – see some of our impressive founders here […]