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Wednesday 23 September 2020
Next week is National Carers Week, highlighting the experiences of thousands of family carers across Ireland that look their loved ones.
Over 180,000 people in Ireland are currently or have been carers for a family member or partner with dementia.
My boys will not have “typical” childhood but they will have very special memories, writes carer Geraldine Renton.
The 2011 Census found that 24,746 carers in Ireland are over the age of 65.
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.
Joan Burton came under fire in the Dáil this week for cuts to grants and delays in social welfare decisions.
This week is National Carers Week.
Strict new Covid-19 measures are now in effect in the capital – here’s what they mean for you.
IT’S A QUESTION that has been asked throughout the pandemic, but which has been raised again recently after the Oliver Bond Street party – would you call the Gardaí on your neighbours if you saw they broke Covid-19 restrictions on mass gatherings?
In the UK, junior minister for policing Kit Malthouse suggested that people should report their neighbours to the police if they’re concerned about gatherings that break the rules.
At the moment, Dublin is at Level Three which means that you can have visitors from one other household to your home or garden; while the rest of the country is at Level Two, which means you can have six visitors from up to three households to your home or garden.
So we’re asking you: Would you call the Gardaí if you saw your neighbours break Covid-19 restrictions on gatherings?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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