Press Releases
March 5, 2020
March 5, 2020
Dublin, 2nd March 2020 ALONE is urging older people to take extra care and observe guidelines from the HSE and Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) following the announcement of a case of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) in the east of Ireland. Older people may be more vulnerable to viruses such as COVID-19, […]
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December 2, 2019
December 2, 2019
Lord Mayor launches ALONE and Dublin City Council Cold Weather Initiative Dublin, 2nd December 2019 Lord Mayor of Dublin, Paul Mc Auliffe, launched Dublin City Council and ALONE’s cold weather campaign outside Bewley’s Café on Grafton Street today. Dublin City Council’s Community Development Section, in association with ALONE, the Gardaí, […]
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November 15, 2019
November 15, 2019
“Older people have the most amazing stories to tell”: Marian Keyes joins ALONE in asking the public to reach out and spend some time with older people spending Christmas alone Dublin, 15th November 2019 ALONE, the organisation that supports older people to age at home, has today launched their Christmas […]
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July 8, 2019
July 8, 2019
Daniel O’Donnell joined the charity as they launched their Donegal services Donegal, 8th July 2019 ALONE, the charity which supports older people to age at home, was joined by Donegal native, Daniel O’Donnell, as they launched support services for older people in the region today. ALONE has merged with existing […]
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July 3, 2019
July 3, 2019
The units were acquired following a stock transfer from Dublin City Council Dublin, 3rd July 2019 ALONE, the organisation which supports older people, has acquired Jamestown Court in Inchicore from Dublin City Council. ALONE will provide homes for older people and undertake a phased redevelopment of the site. ALONE will […]
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June 13, 2019
June 13, 2019
The charity which supports older people urging Government to hold home care as ‘key priority’ Dublin, 13th June 2019 ALONE, the charity which supports older people to age at home, is calling for increased funding and improvements in the provision of Home Care services across Ireland. The charity is advocating […]
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May 30, 2019
May 30, 2019
ALONE hosts BNI ‘Developing a Sustainable Community Sector’ seminar Dublin, 30th May 2019 ALONE, which supports older people to age at home, held the annual Befriending Network Ireland (BNI) seminar in the Guinness Enterprise Centre in Dublin earlier today. Exploring the theme of ‘Developing a Sustainable Community Sector’, the […]
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May 17, 2019
May 17, 2019
Friend of ALONE, Vincent Browne, acted as moderator for today’s symposium Dublin, 17th May 2019 ALONE and the Irish Gerontological Society have partnered to lead a discussion on ageing in Ireland. The symposium titled ‘Living Well in Our Community – Opportunities and Challenges’ was moderated by friend of ALONE and […]
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May 13, 2019
May 13, 2019
PRESS RELEASE ALONE celebrates National Volunteering Week ALONE volunteers make more than 35,000 visits to older people and give countless hours of practical and emotional support each year Dublin, 13th May 2019 ALONE, the charity that supports older people, is celebrating all those who dedicate their time to helping older […]
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April 26, 2019
April 26, 2019
PRESS RELEASE ALONE encourage public to check in on older neighbours as Munster prepares for orange weather warning Dublin, 26th April 2019 ALONE is urging older people to take extra care following the status orange weather warning issued for all of Munster by Met Éireann in preparation of Storm Hannah. […]
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April 26, 2019
April 26, 2019
PRESS RELEASE ALONE encourage public to check in on older neighbours as for yellow weather warning issued Dublin, 26th April 2019 ALONE is urging older people to take extra care following the status yellow weather warning issued for Connacht, Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Wexford, Wicklow, Offaly, Donegal, Tipperary and […]
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April 17, 2019
April 17, 2019
PRESS RELEASE ALONE welcomes announcement of €3M to tackle loneliness The Loneliness Taskforce, established by ALONE and Sen. Keith Swanick, called for investment and responsibility of loneliness allocated to a specific Minister in June 2018 Dublin, 17th April 2019 ALONE, the charity that supports older people to age at home, […]
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April 16, 2019
April 16, 2019
Friend of ALONE, Vincent Browne, will moderate the symposium on 17th May 2019 Dublin 16th April 2019 ALONE, the charity which supports older people to age at home, has partnered with the Irish Gerontological Society to present a symposium titled ‘Living Well in Our Community – Opportunities and Challenges’. The […]
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April 2, 2019
April 2, 2019
The charity will be fundraising across the city throughout the day with the help of Patrick ‘Rala’ O’Reilly Dublin 26th March 2019 ALONE, the charity which supports older people to age at home, is asking Dubliners to give generously to volunteers fundraising across the city and for supporters nationwide […]
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February 27, 2019
February 27, 2019
Charity for older people has welcomed the report Dublin, 27th February 2019 ALONE, the charity that supports older people to age at home, has told Minister for Older People, Jim Daly TD, that they have welcomed the policy statement ‘Housing Options for Our Ageing Population’ published today, as he paid […]
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February 27, 2019
February 27, 2019
The Minister for Older People visited the charity’s head office today Dublin, 27th February 2019 The Minister for Older People, Jim Daly, today visited the office of ALONE, the charity which supports older people to age at home, to meet with the team bringing BConnect assistive technology to older people. […]
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February 22, 2019
February 22, 2019
The charity has received €169,365 funding under the Dormant Accounts Fund Action Plan Galway, 22nd February 2019 ALONE, the charity which supports older people to age at home, has announced a pilot programme to provide its BConnect supportive technology to 60 older people in Galway, Mayo and Roscommon. The programme […]
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January 29, 2019
January 29, 2019
PRESS RELEASE Dublin, 29th January 2019 ALONE is urging older people to take extra care following the status yellow weather warning issued nationwide by Met Éireann. Significant accumulations of snow and temperatures as low as -3C are expected as part of the warning, which is in place from Tuesday morning […]
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January 28, 2019
January 28, 2019
Charity pop up shop sells hundreds of paintings to support older people Dublin, 24th January ALONE, the charity that supports older people, today closed its Tony Gunning art pop-up shop which raised €11,784 for the charity. The store, located on the third floor of Dublin’s Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre, has […]
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December 20, 2018
December 20, 2018
ALONE urges the public to reach out to older people spending Christmas alone Dublin, 19th December 2018 ALONE, the charity that supports older people to age at home, is asking members of the public to give the gift of friendship this Christmas and into the New Year. The charity is […]
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