Press Releases
20th Anniversary Article Series Introduction
EPIC 20th Anniversary Article Series Introduction This year is the 20th anniversary of the foundation of the Irish Association of Young People In Care, which in 2011 became EPIC Empowering People In Care. As part of our 20th anniversary...
20th Anniversary Article – EPIC The Beginnings
EPIC 20th Anniversary Article Series EPIC – The Beginnings By Mr. Ken Hodgins, former HSE Social Work Team Leader February 2019 “The beginnings of IAYPIC – the Irish Association of Young People in Care began as far back as April...
20th Anniversary Article – A personal reflection
EPIC Anniversary Article Series A personal reflection on the early days of EPIC By Catherine Carthy – founder of EPIC 24th January 2019 On the 15th January 2000, I began work in the role of...
CHILD PROTECTION MUST ALWAYS BE A PRIORITY
28th February 2019 Child protection must always be a priority For every organisation working with children child protection must be the priority above all else. It is of concern that despite such poor findings from a HIQA inspection in January 2018 that it took until...