Family Day celebrates the diversity of the family in Ireland today

And the winner is …
Published June 13, 2013
Congratulations to 11 year old Vera Cooney from St Michael’s NS, Clifferna, Cavan who has won the One Family and EBS Family Day art competition! Vera’s prize is €500. Young people were invited to draw their family portrait with the phrase “My family is …” as ...
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Why is Family Day needed?
Published April 3, 2013
Karen Kiernan, Director of One Family, talks about why Ireland needs Family Day and how our Constitution only recognises the marital family. Why is it important to celebrate Family Day? Because it can be a positive life-affirming event for children in all families but particularly those ...
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What is it?
Published April 3, 2013
Family Day is Ireland’s largest celebration of the diversity of the family in Ireland today. Family Day is celebrated at a day-long festival in Dublin’s beautiful Iveagh Gardens and throughout Ireland with lots of smaller activities. In 2013, Family Day takes place on Sunday 19 ...
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Gallery
Published March 27, 2013
Families are magic! Family Day 2013 is launched by Barry Delaney, Head of EBS Marketing; Karen Kiernan, CEO of One Family; and Anton Savage of Today FM in the Iveagh Gardens on 18 April, joined by magician Brian Daly (Al Kazam) and Maia, Holly, Ross, Kady and Lennon. And Rocky the Ferret! ...
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Volunteers
Published March 27, 2013
We are looking for friendly and dedicated volunteers - Family Day Skippers – who are interested in being at the heart of Family Day. Volunteers play a central role in the smooth running of all the fun activities, performances and services presented at Family Day. Last year over 5,000 ...
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Draw Your Family
Published March 27, 2013
Draw or paint or create a collage of your family and you could win €500! Last year the Family Day Art Competition organised by One Family and EBS was a big success and this year we’re doing it again! Are you a budding artist? Do you know any? We’d love to receive family po ...
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Family Day Event Survey

Published May 30, 2013

If you attended Family Day 2013 celebrations in the Iveagh Gardens, Dublin 2 on Sunday 19 May, we would really appreciate if you could take a few minutes to complete our survey. It is completely anonymous and we will use your feedback in planning for Family Day 2014. We value your opinions and want to [...] IWEBIX Webdesign

Record Breaking Family Day 2013

Published May 21, 2013 at 9:46 am - No Comments

Almost 10,000 family members visited Dublin’s Iveagh Gardens on Sunday 19 May and basked in glorious sunshine while enjoying Family Day, a day-long festival celebrating family diversity presented by One Family, Ireland’s leading organisation for one-parent families, and EBS. This was the third annual Family Day in the Iveagh Gardens. The popularity of this fun, free [...]

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Family Day Event SurveyPublished May 30, 2013 at 4:58 pm
Record Breaking Family Day 2013Published May 21, 2013 at 9:46 am
And the winner is …Published June 13, 2013 at 3:10 pm
Family Day VideoPublished May 1, 2013 at 6:23 pm
Where and WhenPublished March 19, 2013 at 12:00 am

Family Day celebrates the diversity of the family in Ireland today