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15% of children leave school without at Leaving Certificate, and 3% leave with no qualification at all

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27/04/09 End Child Poverty Coalition hosts 'Parliamentary Hustings' for candidates in the upcoming European elections. Six candidates will explain why they and their parties are best placed to end child poverty at national and European level.  All are welcome to attend. Click here for invitation.

20/02/09 End Child Poverty Coalition warns of real risk that a 'whole new generation will be living in poverty' (Irish Times 20 February 2009). Click here to read the article.

19/02/09 End Child Poverty Coalition tells the Joint Committee on Social and Family Affairs that at least 75,00 young peope are already living in poverty (Irish Daily Mirror 19 February 2009). Click here to read the article.

18/02/09 The End Child Poverty Coalition (ECPC) - a coalition of seven leading NGOs working to eradicate child poverty – met the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social and Family Affairs today and warned that the most vulnerable children must not fall victim to the economic downturn. Click here to read the press release.

17/02/09 Rising unemployment will lead to increased child poverty unless the Government invests in tackling the problem (Irish Examiner 17 February 2009). Read the article.