March 22, 2022
March 22, 2022

Older people in Dublin, Wicklow and Kildare need your support

ALONE is calling for members of the public to volunteer their friendship ALONE, the organisation which supports older people to age at home, is recruiting Telephone Support & Befriending volunteers in Dublin, Wicklow and Kildare. The organisation is encouraging more members of the public to get involved in their local […]
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March 15, 2022
March 15, 2022

‘Pandemic-like response needed to address cost of living crisis’, says ALONE

The organisation believes that more targeted measures to support older people are needed Dublin, 14th March 2022: ALONE, the organisation that supports older people to age at home, has today called on the government for a pandemic-like response to alleviate the rising cost of living to help those in greatest […]
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February 24, 2022
February 24, 2022

‘Normal rules don’t apply to older people’

ALONE asks the public to respect older people’s boundaries and preferences as further restrictions in Ireland are removed Dublin, 23rd February 2022    ALONE, the organisation that supports older people to age at home, is asking members of the public to be respectful of older people’s boundaries and preferences as Ireland […]
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February 11, 2022
February 11, 2022

Cost of living relief measures welcomed by ALONE

Dublin, 11th February 2022: ALONE, the organisation that supports older people to age at home, has welcomed the relief measures announced by the government yesterday. The organisation is particularly pleased with the €9 per week increase of the Fuel Allowance until the end of the season. ALONE had previously called […]
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February 8, 2022
February 8, 2022

ALONE issue open letter calling for action from Ministers on fuel poverty

Dublin, 7th February 2022: ALONE, the organisation that supports older people to age at home, has today issued an open letter to the Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys, Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan and Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People Mary Butler calling […]
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February 3, 2022
February 3, 2022

‘Working into older age should be a choice, not an obligation’

ALONE welcomes the Committee on Social Protection’s report in response to the report of the Commission on Pensions Dublin, 3rd February 2022: ALONE, the organisation that supports older people to age at home, as today welcomed the recommendations published by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection in response to […]
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January 24, 2022
January 24, 2022

ALONE urges everyone to show care and respect older people’s boundaries

The organisation says that we all have a role in supporting and empowering the older people throughout Ireland as we emerge from social restrictions. Dublin, 24th January 2022    As Ireland starts to experience life without lockdown, ALONE is asking everyone to continue to show care while respecting older and medically […]
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December 17, 2021
December 17, 2021

“Issues and concerns intensified for older people in 2021”

ALONE is supporting thousands of older people across the Country this Christmas Dublin, 16th December 2021   ALONE, the organisation that supports older people to age at home, reports on an intensification of issues and concerns felt by older people during the calendar year of 2021. Support issues ranged across the […]
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December 16, 2021
December 16, 2021

ALONE supports call for reform of home care

Dublin, 15th December 2021: ALONE, the organisation that supports older people to age at home, as today supported calls for reform of the home care sector. The organisation made the call in response to HIQA’s research paper on regulation of home care. ALONE has been campaigning for the last number […]
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December 6, 2021
December 6, 2021

ALONE encourage older people to take extra care as Met Éireann issues orange weather warning for the Galway, Clare, Limerick, Kerry and Cork

Dublin, 6th December 2021   ALONE is urging older people to take extra care following the status orange weather warning issued by Met Éireann for Galway, Clare, Limerick, Kerry and Cork as Storm Barra develops over the Atlantic. In place from 3am on Tuesday morning to 11pm Wednesday night, very strong […]
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November 24, 2021
November 24, 2021

Help us leave no one ALONE at Christmas

Help us leave no one ALONE at Christmas ALONE want your time this Christmas as they support older people across the county 23rd November 2021, Dublin   ALONE, the organisation that supports older people to age at home, has launched their Christmas campaign today, containing a revelation: the secret to combatting […]
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November 2, 2021
November 2, 2021

ALONE remembers lost friends and family

Dublin, 2nd November 2021: ALONE, the organisation that supports older people to age at home, is to hold a ceremony to remember the lives of people lost during the pandemic. The event will be held in the Unitarian Church in Dublin on today, Tuesday 2nd November, at 4pm. The ceremony […]
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November 1, 2021
November 1, 2021

Celebrate everything #Befriendingls with ALONE

The organisation supports older people to age happily and securely at home Dublin, 31st October 2021  ALONE, the organisation that supports older people to age at home is celebrating everything #BefriendingIs for Befriending Week this November, 1st – 7th 2021. Central to the culture of their organisation, ALONE are working towards achieving an Ireland where older people can age happily and securely at home while being strongly connected to their local communities.
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October 8, 2021
October 8, 2021

‘Pension age increase re-writes the social contract in Ireland’, says ALONE

Dublin 8th October 20221: ALONE, the organisation that supports older people at home, has today said that it rejects the recommendation from the Pensions Commission on increasing the State Pension age. The Commission recommended that the State Pension be increased, on a gradual basis, to 68. The organisation said that […]
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