Press Releases
March 5, 2024
March 5, 2024
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 […]
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February 14, 2024
February 14, 2024
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 […]
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February 9, 2024
February 9, 2024
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 […]
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January 24, 2024
January 24, 2024
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 […]
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December 25, 2023
December 25, 2023
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 […]
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December 9, 2023
December 9, 2023
Dublin, 9th December : ALONE, the national charity that helps older people to age at home, is once again collaborating with Andy Kenny and Firtree to give older people living in ALONE’s Willie Bermingham Place some Christmas tree’s and Christmas dinner’s. This is a great part of ALONE’s Christmas campaign […]
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November 23, 2023
November 23, 2023
Dublin, 23rd November: ALONE, the charity that helps older people to age at home, launched its Christmas campaign ‘Share Your Warmth’ this morning with Dr. Maureen Gaffney, Author and Psychologist, Joan Finglas, an older person with ALONE and volunteer Laura Browne. The aim of the campaign is to ask the […]
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October 10, 2023
October 10, 2023
Charity warns that we need to spend money on older people now as well as save for future. ALONE, the charity which enables older people to age at home says that while increases to the State pension are welcome, they will not go far enough to reduce poverty rates among […]
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October 9, 2023
October 9, 2023
Charity says that Budget needs to make changes for the one million older people in Ireland today In light of the Budget to be announced tomorrow, ALONE is reiterating their calls for an increase in the pension of at least €27.50. The charity which enables older people to age […]
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October 3, 2023
October 3, 2023
Dublin, 3rd October : ALONE the charity that supports older people in Ireland launched its annual report today at their headquarters in Dublin with Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People Mary Butler. The report comes following another year of growth which saw ALONE interact with the largest number of […]
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September 29, 2023
September 29, 2023
As the world comes together to celebrate International Older Persons Day on October 1st, 2023, ALONE, the charity that supports older people to age at home, joins the global community in honouring the invaluable contributions of older people. This year’s theme, “Fulfilling the Promises of the Universal Declaration of Human […]
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September 27, 2023
September 27, 2023
ALONE’s review of Housing Adaptation Grants finds waiting lists, overspending and challenges in accessing funding for older people. A review by ALONE into Housing Adaptation Grants across the country has highlighted overspending, significant waiting lists, and difficulty in accessing funding for older people and people with disabilities. The three […]
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September 18, 2023
September 18, 2023
Urgent action required as Taskforce states: “We do not want Ireland to be at the top of the league-table for loneliness again” Dublin, September 18: The Loneliness Taskforce is concerned that Government is not living up to their commitment to tackle loneliness and are advocating strongly that funding is […]
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September 11, 2023
September 11, 2023
The Home Care Coalition says investment is needed in the #HomeCareCrisis The Home Care Coalition is calling for €1.05bn funding to the Home Support Service in Budget 2024 to provide quality care to older people and people with disabilities, and to enable additional recruitment and retention of home care […]
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September 7, 2023
September 7, 2023
Engaging older people in our communities; a collective response and impact. Dublin, 7th September: ALONE, the charity that helps older people to age at home, will host its annual Community Impact Network seminar in the Tower Hotel & Leisure Centre in Waterford on the 8th September. The theme of the […]
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August 8, 2023
August 8, 2023
Older people responding to the survey commented: “My house is heated by coal, it increased to €30 per bag which I can’t afford, I don’t light my fire until 6 o’clock and the house is very cold, no warm water either.” “I use less heat and buy less food.” “Food […]
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July 28, 2023
July 28, 2023
Number of private renters aged 65+ has doubled since 2011, according to latest Census results ALONE, the charity that supports older people to age at home, has said the latest Census publication on housing is cause for significant concern relating to housing for older people. ALONE’s data shows 4,333 […]
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July 21, 2023
July 21, 2023
Dublin, 21 July: ALONE, the organisation that supports older people to age at home, has welcomed the increased rate of pay for home support workers but says older people should not see their care hours cut. The organisation was responding to the announcement that the Department of Health sanctioned an […]
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July 13, 2023
July 13, 2023
There are ‘One Million and Counting’ older people in Ireland. Dublin, 13th July 2023: ALONE has called on Government today to make urgent investments now in Budget 2024 that will make Ireland a country that is fair and just to our older population from 2024 and into the future. In […]
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June 15, 2023
June 15, 2023
ALONE is supporting the HSE’s Hear Me, Support Me, Challenge Elder Abuse campaign this World Elder Abuse Day. ALONE, the charity that supports older people to age at home, sheds light on the distressing trend of increasing safeguarding concerns they have witnessed over the past year this World Elder Abuse […]
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