Welcome to the The Irish Fostercare Association Mayo Branch


This is the new website for the Irish Fostercare Association Mayo Branch. The site  is still a work in progress so please bear with us while we update it.
The Mayo Branch is one of the largest and most active branches within the IFCA with over sixty members. Meetings of the branch are held every six weeks and are well attended. These meetings are usually held in The Welcome Inn Hotel Castlebar. They offer support to members through the many very experienced Foster Parents  and Social Workers in the branch who are willing to share their experiences.

The branch organise Talks and Workshops for the members. They also organise a Summer-Outing each year for all the members (this year's outing was to Turoe Pet Farm, Loughrea). A Christmas party is held every year - this is a huge success. At this party the children are entertained and Santa Claus brings a gift for every child.

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Next Branch Meeting

20:30 on Wednesday, September 15th 2010
The Welcome Inn Hotel, Castlebar

IFCA AGM

09:00 on Saturday, September 25th 2010
The Aisling Hotel, Dublin

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National Conference Booking Form Available

 August 18th, 2010

The booking form for the 2010 National Conference is now available to download and print on our National Conference page .




Robert Mizzell to Play at Conference

 August 13th, 2010

Robert Mizzell and his band, The Country Kings, will be playing at the Gala Banquet and Dinner Dance on the Saturday night of the Conference, November 6th.

Find out more about Robert at his website RobertMizzell.com



The National Conference Launch and Brochure

 July 26th, 2010

The National Conference of The Irish Foster Care Association was launched by Robert Mizzell Country and Western Singer in the Castlecourt Hotel Westport on Tuesday night 20th July. More details about the launch and the official brochure for the conference are available on our National Conference page .


Summer Outing a Great Success

 July 26th, 2010

Our 2010 Summer Outing to Turoe Pet Farm was a great success and attended by 43 children and 34 adults.

Please see our Summer Outing Photo Album for pictures of the day.



Summer Outing Details Confirmed

 June 20th, 2010

Our Summer Outing for 2010 is to Turoe Pet Farm in Loughrea on Saturday 17th July.

For further details, please download the application form.



Robert Mizzell to Launch Conference

 June 20th, 2010

The National Conference will be Launched in The Castlecourt Hotel, Westport, on July 20th by Robert Mizzell, Country Singer. Robert was raised in Foster Care and has a record out about his Foster mother, titled "Mama Courtney".

More info and photos on his website.


National Conference Plenary Speaker Announced

 May 17th, 2010

Jane Asquith is to be the Plenary Speaker at this year's National Conference.

For further details, please see our National Conference page.




Date Set for Branch Summer Outing

 May 17th, 2010

This year's branch Summer Outing is scheduled to take place on Saturday July 17th.

Keep an eye on the website for details as soon as they're finalised.





Latest IFCA.ie News
Thursday, 15 July 2010
Publication of the HIQA Reports

Friday, 12 March 2010
Allegations Concerning Foster Carers

Tuesday, 09 March 2010
Joint Submisson on Child Care Amendment Bill 2009



Upcoming IFCA Events
25 September 2010
IFCA AGM 2010
The IFCA AGM/Open Forum will take place on Saturday 25th September 2010. 

05 – 07 November 2010
IFCA Conference 2010
This year the IFCA Conference will take place in Mayo between Fri 5th - Sun 7th November 2010. Find out more by visiting their website
www.mayofostercare.ie