National Support & Referral Line for older people
If you are over 60 years old and in need of advice, support or information, please call our National Support, seven days a week from 8am – 8pm.
ALONE in Action
Our Vision is an Ireland where older people can age happily and securely at home and are strongly connected to their local communities.
Our Mission is to lead the drive to support positive ageing at home, strengthen our services, innovate and create new services, be more sustainable and realise our full potential as we grow.
Latest news
Hi Digital – Digital Skills Training for Older People
ALONE and Active Retirement Ireland have partnered with Vodafone Ireland Foundation to deliver a new nationwide 5-year digital skill training program for older people called Hi Digital.
ALONE and Dublin City Council urge communities to reach out to older people this winter
Lord Mayor launches ALONE and Dublin City Council Cold Weather Initiative
Coca-Cola donates €30,000 to ALONE to help battle loneliness this Christmas
Coca-Cola is donating €30,000 to support ALONE services this Christmas and is asking young people around the country to connect safely with an older person and share a video, image or a story…
Directory of Services for Older People
ALONE will be adding more areas and services in the coming months. This directory allows service providers to add and edit information on their services.
ALONE provides access to this public directory on its website but ALONE does not endorse these service providers and has not validated the information they have provided here.
ALONE is a national organisation that enables older people to age at home. Our work is for all older people and aims to improve physical, emotional and mental wellbeing.
Our Vision is an Ireland where older people can age happily and securely at home and are strongly connected to their local communities.
Our Mission is to lead the drive to support positive ageing at home, strengthen our services, innovate and create new services, be more sustainable and realise our full potential as we grow.
Follow us on Twitter
;
@irishgerontsoc Parting message from Prof Eamon O'Shea: After Retirement stay relevant. Knowing who you are in your 70s and 80s is just as important when you were in in your 20s! @HSELive @CESRD_NUIG @RCPI_news @RCSI_Irl @ALONE_IRELAND @NurMidONMSD https://twitter.com/jokeeffe16/status/1527298235164831747
Important to live in the now while keeping your eyes open for the bigger picture 📸. Time is precious and people's preferences change!!! @irishgerontsoc @HSELive @RCPI_news @CESRD_NUIG https://twitter.com/jokeeffe16/status/1527291173940756482
"We appreciate every hour, every minute, and all the skills and abilities that you bring to our organisation - and we thank you for it."
A message from our CEO @SeanMoynihan_ to all our volunteers, past and present, on behalf of our board and staff this National Volunteering Week
"This perhaps has been the best, all-round wonderful thing that I have done in my life."
Thanks to Carmel for sharing her story about volunteering with ALONE for National Volunteering Week! #CelebrateVolunteers #NVW2022
Carmel from Meath has been volunteering as a Befriender with @ALONE_IRELAND for the past 2 years. Carmel shares her story for National Volunteering Week:
https://www.volunteer.ie/carmel-alone/
#MyVolunteerStory #CelebrateVolunteers #NVW2022
It’s National Volunteering Week! ALONE have thousands of volunteers nationwide who provide companionship and practical support to older people who would like or need it, in person and over the phone. Thank you from ALONE #NVW2022 #CelebrateVolunteers
It’s National Volunteering Week! ALONE have thousands of volunteers nationwide who provide companionship and practical support to older people who would like or need it, in person and over the phone. Thank you from ALONE #NVW2022 #CelebrateVolunteers
How do you spot the signs of elder abuse?
Almost 16,000 cases of elder abuse have been reported within HSE services for older people over the past five years.
@ALONE_IRELAND CEO @SeanMoynihan_ joins @Niall_Boylan on the line to discuss this.
#ClassicHitsRadio