In our pre-election press release ALONE calls on those seeking election to explain clear, specific policies supported by budgets in relation to older people. Sean Moynihan ALONE CEO explains, “By not having specific policies, politicians are adding to the existing stress being felt by older people who are already struggling. This lack of certainty is a [...]

Calls to ALONE jumped by half in the six months between July and December 2010. We processed over 1,000 calls and received over 400 e-mails requesting assistance and advice during November and December alone, primarily as a result of the cold snap. Click here for our full press release. During these two months, our Community [...]

If you need some fireside reading for the long winter evenings why not read our Newsletter? You can download the new edition and previous newsletters by clicking here. This edition has plenty of news on what the ALONE team are doing and some suggestions on how you can get involved. We also offer a summary [...]

This poster by Vikki Kampane was one of many done by Transition Year students of Larkin Community College in response to a presentation to their class on the history, aims and work of ALONE. Vikki focussed on the origin of the charity’s name which was chosen as an acronym of the words A Little Offering [...]

Look out for new posters and flyers promoting our Christmas campaign (click here) asking people to give an hour of their time to offer help or company to an older person who needs it. To view a higher resolution image of the flyer please click here (or on the image). Better still why not print [...]

After a shocking Prime Time report on RTE1 regarding home care standards ALONE have called for Garda vetting and full training to become conditions of employment in the home-care sector, for the immediate regulation of the sector, and the implementation of strict quality standards. Follow this link to read our full statement Details of the [...]

The ALONE Christmas Campaign was launched in front of the big clock in the St. Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre, emphasising our goal, to encourage people to give an hour of their time to help out an older person in their area (see here for more about our campaign). Pictured at the launch are ALONE service [...]

ALONE has launched a Christmas campaign – DON’T LEAVE IT TO OTHERS! – asking everyone to give just one hour of their time this December to help out an older person in their community, who may be in need of assistance. An hour of your time could be something simple like visiting an older neighbour [...]