September 26, 2024

Loneliness Taskforce “last chance” for Govt to live up to their commitments on loneliness

Loneliness Taskforce urges Government to take “last chance” to live up to their commitment to tackle loneliness The Loneliness Taskforce calls for Government funding in Budget 2025 to address Ireland’s growing issue of loneliness   Dublin, September 26th: The Loneliness Taskforce has urged Government to take their last opportunity to live […]
September 25, 2024

ALONE and Social Justice Ireland call for Budget 2025 to fund an ageing Ireland

Government must fund an ageing Ireland in Budget 2025, say ALONE and Social Justice Ireland Charities set out costed recommendations on housing and health for Budget 2025 Dublin, 25th September : ALONE, the organisation that supports older people to age at home, and Social Justice Ireland (SJI), the independent social […]
August 30, 2024

ALONE issues urgent call for Telephone Volunteers to help tackle Loneliness.

“It feels amazing to make someone else feel amazing by volunteering your time.”    Dublin, 30 th August: ALONE, the national organisation supporting older people to age at home are calling on members of the public to volunteer some of their time to support older people in their local area through […]
May 30, 2024

ALONE say Govt is running to standstill on Housing Adaptation Grants and calls for Local Election candidates to act.

Fewer Housing Adaptation Grants committed to today than in 2010, says the organisation.    Dublin, 30 May 2024: ALONE, the organisation that supports older people to age at home, has expressed their disappointment with the funding announcement for Housing Adaptation Grants by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage […]
April 15, 2024

Ireland’s new Loneliness Taskforce Research Network is launching at NCI Dublin Spencer Dock on April 16th supported by ALONE.

Loneliness is a growing worldwide problem, that is felt acutely in Ireland where levels of loneliness in Ireland are higher than the EU average. This presents a serious health risk as loneliness is proven to affect physical as well as mental health. This growing need is being met by NGO’s […]
April 10, 2024

ALONE Calls for the state pension and other social welfare payments to be benchmarked.

In its submission to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands the organisation calls for the state pension and other social welfare payments benchmarked.   Dublin, April 10th: ALONE, the organisation that supports older people to age at home, addressed the Joint Oireachtas […]
March 6, 2024

ALONE Opening Statement to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Thank you to the Chair and the Committee members for inviting us here today. In 2023, ALONE provided support to over 36,000 older people. 12,000 of those people were new to our service. Support with housing issues was the highest area of need, and we provided 535 interventions to support […]
March 5, 2024

ALONE says solutions in housing for older people solve the housing crisis for all

In its submission to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing the organisation calls for targeted housing delivery for older people to help increase housing stock for all    Dublin, March 5th: ALONE, the organisation that supports older people to age at home, addressed the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing today […]
February 14, 2024

“Taking stock: Is Government keeping its commitments to older people?”

Alliance of Age Sector NGOs call for an Independent Commissioner for Ageing and Older People   Dublin, 14 February 2024 The Alliance of Age Sector NGOs, representing seven leading older persons organisations, is calling on all political parties to include a commitment in their manifestos, ahead of the next general […]
February 9, 2024

ALONE asks for Action to Combat Loneliness this Valentine’s Day

ALONE the national organisation that enables people to age at home, loves to celebrate Valentines Day with the special people in our lives but we need to work to improve our society for those who are experiencing loneliness every day. They are asking Government to commit to a strategy to […]
January 24, 2024

Government must act on housing for older people, say ALONE and Threshold

Charities set out 12 recommendations to address deficits in the private rental sector for older renters in their published report Double Deficit. ALONE reports a 40% increase in older people experiencing housing difficulties in 2023 compared to the previous year.   WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24TH 2024: National charities ALONE and Threshold […]
December 25, 2023

Share your Warmth with ALONE this Christmas.

ALONE encourages people to be aware of the pain and suffering caused by loneliness Christmas.  Dublin, 25th December 2023: ALONE, the national charity that enables older people to age at home is asking members of public to share your warmth with older people this Christmas and New Year. ALONE volunteers […]