# carers - Saturday 1 May, 2021
# May Day
# May Day
In a video address, he called for carers to be recognised as essential in the post-pandemic world.
# carers - Sunday 28 February, 2021
# Carers
# Carers
Maeve Higgins says Ireland’s home care assistants and other migrant workers perform a vital service and should be given proper immigration status.
# carers - Tuesday 2 February, 2021
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
Stephen Donnelly said that 1.1 million doses of Pfizer, Moderna or AstraZeneca vaccines are to be delivered by the end of March.
# carers - Thursday 6 August, 2020
# Caring For Carers
# Caring For Carers
Part three of Noteworthy’s investigation reveals no legal requirements for training or registration in carer sector.
# carers - Wednesday 5 August, 2020
# Caring For Carers
# Caring For Carers
Part two of Noteworthy’s investigation examines pay and conditions of these frontline workers, as well as profits made by providers.
# carers - Tuesday 4 August, 2020
# Caring For Carers
# Caring For Carers
Part one of Noteworthy’s in-depth investigation shows that many carers took a pay hit and felt unsupported during the Covid-19 crisis.
# carers - Sunday 31 May, 2020
# Carers
# Carers
“If I could do this alone I would, it would be better than dealing with the system,” one family carer said.
# carers - Friday 3 April, 2020
# Family Carers
# Family Carers
Hundreds of home care providers are to be redeployed temporarily to nursing homes and residential care facilities.
# carers - Wednesday 16 October, 2019
# Caged
# Caged
Several carers spoke today about the huge amount of work they do looking after loved ones.
# Home Care Crisis
# Home Care Crisis
Carers say the government has “given it with one hand and taken it back with the other” with its latest budget.
# carers - Friday 4 October, 2019
# Opinion
# Opinion
Carers bear a huge burden but are not being looked after.
# carers - Monday 22 July, 2019
# Home Help Hours
# Home Help Hours
A total of 6,819 people are waiting for funding for home help hours, but the HSE continues to deny any cuts to the service.
# carers - Tuesday 9 July, 2019
# Report
# Report
A new report found Irish adults spend an average of 16 hours per week caring and 14.5 hours on housework.
# carers - Wednesday 5 September, 2018
# Clontarf Hospital
# Clontarf Hospital
Hospital workers acted to save the man’s life after discovering him in a staff pantry engaging in self-harm.
# carers - Tuesday 4 September, 2018
# Blood Cancer Awareness
# Blood Cancer Awareness
More than 2,000 people a year across Ireland are diagnosed with a form of blood cancer.
# carers - Monday 3 September, 2018
# Health
# Health
The service applies to anyone who received carer’s allowance or carer’s benefit, but who do not hold a medical card.
# carers - Sunday 2 September, 2018
# Women In The Home
# Women In The Home
Minister Flanagan sent a letter regarding the referendum on the women’s place in the home to Justice Committee members this week.
# carers - Sunday 10 June, 2018
# National Carers Week
# National Carers Week
Next week is National Carers Week, highlighting the experiences of thousands of family carers across Ireland that look their loved ones.
# carers - Thursday 12 April, 2018
# Free Gp Care
# Free Gp Care
Health Minister Simon Harris said that he knew of the difficulties faced by carers in Ireland.
# carers - Thursday 5 April, 2018
# HIQA
# HIQA
The Health Information and Quality Authority released three inspection reports of foster care services in Ireland.
# carers - Wednesday 7 March, 2018
# Opinion
# Opinion
The emergency effort co-ordinated by the NECC was impressive, writes Tom Clonan, but there is still a learning curve in reaching out to all vulnerable people.
# carers - Thursday 22 February, 2018
# Carers Benefit
# Carers Benefit
The Department of Social Protection said carers who need financial assistance should contact their local Intreo centre.
# carers - Tuesday 12 December, 2017
Additional funding was announced which will allow all carer’s in receipt of Carer’s Allowance to qualify for a GP Visit Card.
# carers - Wednesday 6 December, 2017
# Carers
# Carers
Almost 200,000 people dedicate their lives caring for loved ones in Ireland.
# carers - Friday 27 October, 2017
# Abuse
# Abuse
Tony O’Brien was told by one committee member that he is pre-empting the work of the inquiry.
# carers - Thursday 15 June, 2017
# Census
# Census
Meanwhile, the number of women looking after the home or family has continued to decline.
# carers - Wednesday 14 June, 2017
# National Carers Week
# National Carers Week
My boys will not have “typical” childhood but they will have very special memories, writes carer Geraldine Renton.
# carers - Saturday 10 June, 2017
# National Carers Week
# National Carers Week
The 2011 Census found that 24,746 carers in Ireland are over the age of 65.
# carers - Wednesday 16 November, 2016
# True Heroes
# True Heroes
Carers were described as Ireland’s “forgotten workforce”.
# carers - Sunday 13 November, 2016
# Social Welfare
# Social Welfare
More than 4,000 people are waiting for their applications to be processed, with an average wait time of 14 weeks.
# carers - Sunday 23 October, 2016
# Cerebral Palsy
# Cerebral Palsy
Margaret Butler and Michael Power have called for more financial support to be given to carers.
# Factcheck
# Factcheck
Green Party leader Eamon Ryan made the remarkable claim in the Dáil this week. Is it true?
# carers - Friday 21 October, 2016
# Sponsored By HSE
# Sponsored By HSE
Anyone can get dementia, but everyone can help by understanding more.
# carers - Saturday 15 October, 2016
# Death Charter
# Death Charter
The Irish Hospice Foundation wants people to talk about death, dying and grief more openly.
# carers - Saturday 2 July, 2016
# Kerry
# Kerry
Nicola Lawless’ 19-year-old son Ben has a severe intellectual disability.
# carers - Sunday 22 May, 2016
# Social Welfare
# Social Welfare
The Department of Social Protection said processing times vary for different payments, depending on the qualification criteria.
# carers - Monday 30 November, 2015
# Exploitation
# Exploitation
A new report has called for stronger employment rights in the home care industry.
# carers - Wednesday 11 November, 2015
# Above And Beyond
# Above And Beyond
A 12-year-old was named young Carer of the Year.
# carers - Wednesday 10 June, 2015
# Column
# Column
I care full-time for my son, who has Hunter Syndrome, as well as being a mother to my other two young boys – yet I am often looked down upon by others.
# carers - Monday 8 June, 2015
# Carer
# Carer
Caring for a family member can be a positive experience, but it can also be a strain on a young person’s health, development and happiness.
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