Irish Daily Star: Rose protestor Matt O’Connor did us all a favour
Sometimes people do us a good turn and we don’t even recognise it. Matt O’Connor presented us with an issue for consideration which for far too long has been brushed well and truly under the nation’s dirty carpet. He reminded us how we’ve consistently and deliberately abused the rights of natural fathers. And the simple […]
Fathers4Justice storm the Rose of Tralee
Fathers4Justice founder Matt O’Connor invokes the spirit of Father Ted as he storms the stage of the Rose of Tralee beauty pageant in Ireland. Full story and press coverage below. The Irish Examiner – Matt O’Connor: Why Fathers4Justice stormed the stage at the Rose of Tralee http://www.irishexaminer.com/viewpoints/analysis/matt-oconnor-why-fathers4justice-stormed-the-stage-at-the-rose-of-tralee-417534.html The inequality and lack of rights facing fathers […]
UKIP Leadership hopeful promotes Shared Parenting & Family Law reform
Bill Etheridge, UKIP MEP for the West Midlands, has launched a radical proposal for shaking up Family Law by advocating shared parenting as a default setting in the event of parental break-up. The blueprint is designed to give all parents a right in law to have a meaningful parenting relationship with their children. Nearly one […]
Simon Danczuk MP backs Fathers4Justice
Simon Danczuk, the MP for Rochdale and his ex wife Karen, today announced their backing for the Fathers4Justice campaign. The announcement comes after Mr Danczuk met F4J founder Matt O’Connor in Parliament to discuss the issues of fatherlessness and shared parenting. Said Matt O’Connor, “We have a productive chat about the issues and it’s great that […]
Fathers4Justice protesters disrupt Loose Women broadcast
Fathers4Justice said it’s protestors disrupted today’s broadcast of Loose Women. Jason Appleyard, 37, from Edgware in London and Adam Orriss, 43, from Folkestone, waved white y-fronts printed in purple with the words ‘Pants To The CSA’ and threw £20 notes in the air before being dragged away by security. The group said the protest marked […]
Radio Kerry: Campaign for fathers’ rights rolls out in Kerry
A campaign to give guardianship rights to separated unmarried fathers is being rolled out in Kerry. It is calling for the automatic presumption of guardianship for fathers and ensuring that children can grow up with a dad. The Fathers for Justice Campaign have launched a poster entitled Brenda Kenny which sees Enda Kenny’s face covered […]
Greenwich Council launch investigation into drug taking and violence at kids party
Fathers4Justice today welcomed the launch of an investigation by the Director of Children’s Services in Greenwich into allegations of violence and drug taking at a contact handover involving the Hope Empowered Domestic Violence charity in Greenwich. In correspondence with Fathers4Justice, Councillor Don Austen, who is a trustee of the charity, also confirmed there was a […]
F4J call for inquiry into violence & drug taking at contact handover involving Domestic Violence charity in Greenwich
17th May 2016 John Comber Chief Executive Royal Borough of Greenwich Town Hall Wellington Street Woolwich London SE18 6PW By Email: John Comber, Chief Executive, Royal Borough of Greenwich [email protected] Councillor Denise Hyland, Leader of Royal Borough of Greenwich [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] CC: Cllr Don Austen [email protected] Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime [email protected] REF: […]
The ‘agony’ of being a 50/50 mother? Oh please. It’s called equality – and fathers deserve their share just as much as women
Stand By Your Manhood author Peter Lloyd hits back at mums upset with 50/50 access. ‘The idea of equality seems to have come as a shock to some mothers,’ says Matt O’Connor, who founded Fathers4Justice in 2001 and, 15 years on, is still battling to get equal parenting for both parents enshrined in law. Just […]
