Next government urged to support family carers' health and wellbeing

Next government urged to support family carers’ health and wellbeing

The next government must prioritize addressing the health challenges faced by family carers, who represent one in seven adults in Ireland, according to Care Alliance Ireland’s chief executive Liam O’Sullivan. The Healthy Ireland survey reveals critical insights into the experiences of carers, highlighting significant health impacts. Parent-carers, for instance, show higher rates of long-standing illness … Read more

Family carers across Ireland to benefit from newly announced funding worth €700k

Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys, has today announced funding of almost €700,000 to support Family Carers across the country. The initiative, under the Dormant Accounts Fund, will place a special focus on empowering Carers to avail of training and education opportunities. There has been a positive response from Carers organisations to the initiative, following … Read more