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Marcus Rashford's defiant message to Boris Johnson over child food poverty campaign
Marcus Rashford
The Manchester United striker has already shamed the Government into a number of U-turns in recent months, and the England international insists he has no intention of stopping his pursuit of child equality any time soon
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Marcus Rashford to front new BBC documentary about child poverty across UK
Marcus Rashford
Football star Marcus Rashford is fronting a new BBC documentary to raise awareness of child poverty across the UK as he urgently pleas with the public to help out
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Kerry Katona says she often went hungry as a kid and survived on 'ketchup butties'
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EXCLUSIVE: The Atomic Kitten star recalls constantly being hungry as a kid and says no child should have to go without in today’s Britain. Kerry says she was so hungry that she would often steal to feed herself.
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Marcus Rashford hits out at Government after his call to extend free school meals is rejected
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A statement from No 10 on Thursday responded to a petition launched by the England forward which demanded a move to attempt to reduce child poverty
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Marcus Rashford to highlight child poverty fight with special message during England vs Belgium
Marcus Rashford
The Manchester United star is set to feature for England at Wembley against Belgium on Sunday, having been made an MBE in the latest honours list, as he continues his fight against child poverty
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Marcus Rashford slams Government for lack of “humanity” over child poverty campaign
Marcus Rashford
The Manchester United star has been campaigning for school meals and vouchers for poor families but has hit out at the lack of empathy shown towards the most vulnerable in society
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Marcus Rashford urges Government to "find its humanity" and help vulnerable children
Marcus Rashford
The Manchester United forward's letter to Members of Parliament also shared the moving stories he has heard from those struggling in poverty during the coronavirus outbreak
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Pat Flanagan column: Irish public being groomed for recession pain
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Tory Boy Leo Varadkar started it all and now bosses are claiming they can’t get people to work for a pittance any more
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Number of lone parent families in Ireland at highest level since 2012
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Our single income family numbers are also well above the 16.5% EU average
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Urgent action needed to help 700,000 below poverty line in Ireland, says Social Justice Ireland
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With over a million people currently relying on benefits the number could rise massively, the group warned
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Over 100,000 Irish children live in homes as cold as ice, St Vincent de Paul says
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Leaky roofs and damp walls and floors are a fact of life for more than one in 10 Irish children
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More than 4,000 calls to One Family charity helpline supporting single parents in 2018
Parenting
Families are struggling with finances and housing as an 82% increase was recorded in just one year
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Stricter rules to be introduced for farmers and small business owners availing of Fair Deal nursing home scheme
Nursing Home
Currently, small businesses and farmers must set aside 7.5% of the value of their land every year to fund a nursing home place
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Cost to the State of GP visits by medical card holders has increased by 6%
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Statisticians at the CSO cited GP visit cards for the under-sixes as the likely driving force behind the increase.
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One-in-five Irish children now living in poverty according to new report
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For a family with two adults and two children, the poverty line for a family with two adults and two children is €584.90 per week, or €30,520 annually
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Lone parents in Ireland are being ignored by the State, St Vincent de Paul claims
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'The findings in this report cannot be ignored, and I call on the Minister to take action to stop this trend of increasing poverty'
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Irish soup kitchen founder reveals plans to expand across Ireland after serving half a million meals in 2018
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Mark decided to offer a helping hand to others after a health scare in 2010
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3,500 of Ireland's poorest to get free Christmas dinners and gifts at RDS in Dublin
Christmas dinner
Volunteers will be preparing meals and providing entertainment at the Knights of St Columbanus event
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CSO figures reveal more than 300,000 children in Ireland are living in poverty
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15.7% of the population is also at risk of poverty, compared with 16.2% in 2016
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Yerry Mina to finally make Everton debut but won't hear that he's had it tough
Marco Silva
The Toffees man escaped poverty in Colombia and won't grumble about poor football fortune
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Over 40% of Irish workers do not have a permanent contract, report reveals
Employment
Many are forced to rely on social welfare due to the lack of a stable income
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'Spoilt' YouTube star Alfie Deyes slammed for 'making poverty entertainment' with '£1 for a day' challenge
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The popular multimillionaire YouTuber has been described as a "spoilt brat"
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St Vincent de Paul say almost 800,000 people in Ireland live in poverty despite being world's fifth wealthiest country
Homelessness
The number of children living in poverty has increased by 70,000 compared to ten years ago
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Great Russian World Cup cover up: Putin orders ramshackle buildings to be painted over with murals of happy locals to mask poverty
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Ordinary Russians also made to sign documents banning them from peering out of windows or even looking at passing convoys linked to the football festival
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