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 […]

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 […]

“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 […]

Dublin, 26th June: ALONE, a national organisation supporting people to age at home, presented to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health today. The discussion focused on home care legislation and the general healthcare needs of older people in their communities, informed by ALONE’s experience in this area. Since the beginning […]

Aware to offer free Life Skills Programme for Older Adults in response to findings    Dublin, Monday, 24th June 2024: Aware, the national mental health organisation today announced the findings from its recent survey focused on the mental health experiences of older adults in Ireland. The online survey was conducted […]

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 […]

  ALONE is calling on local election candidates across Ireland to take action for the 1,048,985 people aged 60+ across the county. Currently, there are over 0.8 million people aged 65 and above in Ireland, a number projected to double by 2050, constituting more than a quarter of the total […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]