Calls to extend €1,000 pandemic bonus to retail staff, pharmacists and carers
INMO says GPs and other private employers of nurses should pay bonus to those staff
The vital role young carers play on the ‘forgotten front line’
‘We’re just brother and sister like any brother and sister’
Carer of the Year: ‘Family is everything to me’
Karen Smith cares for her four children, her parents and volunteers in her spare time
Over 50% of carers juggle work and family obligations
‘People are often reluctant to talk about this at work in case it goes against them in some way’
Will special needs classes reopen? ‘There are times we find it very hard to cope’
The pandemic has weighed particularly heavily on parents of children with additional needs
What to consider if older person or loved one needs care at home
August figures show 4,030 people assessed are on waiting list for support
New scheme launched to look after cared-for people
Emergency card to give peace of mind to carers should something unexpected happen
Retailers introduce dedicated shopping hours for vulnerable
Lidl and Tesco to create dedicated shopping periods for older people and carers
Services for families of disabled children ‘like Third World’
Carer says she has to fundraise to pay for physiotherapy of son with rare genetic condition
Budget 2019: ‘It does nothing to address the crisis out there’
Housing, health, property and environmental groups react to the budget
‘Family carers are a hidden army of exceptional people fulfilling a role they did not ask for’
Health Hero: Fighting for fairness on behalf of nation’s carers
‘Screams that could be heard all over the prison’
The experience of being ‘inside’ is the subject of a current art project at Kilmainham Gaol
Irish woman tells EU hearing of epilepsy drug’s harmful effects
Karen Keely says sodium valproate caused all three of her sons to suffer birth defects
Putting my contented mother in a home was ‘the hardest thing’
‘She said: Why? I am totally fine.’ This daughter's dilemma is shared by many
Carers left ‘humiliated’ by Fota Wildlife Park entry policy
Cork attraction says it ‘sincerely regrets any confusion or upset caused to visitors’
Family Carers Ireland calls for greater investment in homecare
Carer says mother ‘will end up in a nursing home when I cannot give her all she needs’
Bernadette Scully case: Carers group calls for statutory right to home care supports
Doctor was forced to seek help from London clinic amid struggle with HSE for services
Bernadette Scully ‘unlikely’ to be disciplined after acquittal
GP was found not guilty of the manslaughter of her profoundly disabled daughter
Family carers are being exploited by State
Carers expected to fill gaps in underfunded regardless of the cost to their health
Growing old at home takes some adapting
Nobody wants to turn their house into a nursing home but there are some relatively simple ways to future-proof a home against old age and possible illness
State commitment to respite care has regressed since 2012 – carers
Funding for family carers must be ring fenced in next budget, says organisation
Home Care Package means bringing it all back home
Service by the HSE facilitates the care of older people with home comforts
Dealing with the reality of being a carer
If carers stopped doing their work, it would be an enormous cost, both personally and financially, to the country. But they need our support to enable them to keep doing what they’re doing
Charges may follow Áras Attracta investigation
Garda inquiry team reviewed 190 hours of film recorded for Prime Time programme
DPP to decide whether to prosecute in Áras Attracta case
Disabled residents of Swinford care centre shown on footage
Thousands of children with disabilities waiting years for supports
Experts say delays may result in many children failing to reach their full potential
Campaigners argue that caring should be classified as ‘public health concern’
Study finds up to 15% of carers of children with special behavioural needs are depressed
Labour to discuss grant eligibility criteria
Charity says changes would make it more difficult for frail older people to stay at home
Carers ‘deserve better’ than budget cuts, says award winner
Carer of the Year winner (70) says people should be out protesting on the streets at treatment by Government
Change in services provided to profoundly disabled teenagers ‘totally unfair’ says Carers Association
Families of 11 young adults will not receive day services in Stewarts Hospital from September onwards
Respite care grant cuts leave carers ‘angry and bitterly disappointed’
Cuts announced in budget came into force last week
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