The ALONE Complimentary News Bulletin 10th Anniversary Special contains remarkable coverage of highlights in ALONE history from 1977 to 1987 including some of the writings of Willie Bermingham and his People of the Year Award in 1979, early posters and handbills, the returning of the Government donation of £5,000, spotlighting of unscrupulous landlords, pressure for the Government Task Force addressing poverty among older people, and the opening of ALONE Walk.
‘ALONE News Bulletin; 10th Anniversary Special’
NEWS
Fair Deal Nursing Home Scheme Review
ALONE has welcomed the announcement by Minister of State for Older People Kathleen Lynch TD that she intends to review the Fair Deal Nursing Home Scheme. We welcome the opportunity to review a system that has a lot of good thinking in it but falls down in terms of implementation; a lack of training for [...]
My Table Has Four Chairs And There’s Only Me At It
The following text is taken from an article All By Myself, by journalist Chrissie Russell in the Irish Independent. Sean is a resident in ALONE Walk, one of our housing developments for older people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. ALONE Supportive Housing offers secure tenancies for life, in comfortable homes. All residents [...]
On Your Marks For The Mini Marathon!
Hurry Hurry Hurry! The deadline is fast approaching for registration for The Flora Women’s Mini Marathon, the biggest all-women’s event of its kind in the world.
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