Organisation: The Carers Association

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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U-turn as 23 groups get funding restored

Some 23 disability and health agencies are to have their state funding restored, for at least a year, following a climb-down by the Government on the controversial cuts which would have resulted in many vital services shutting their doors.

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Govt reinstates €1.3m in funds for 30 charity groups for this year

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‘We are all living in fear in relation to where is the axe going to drop next’

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Lack of State aid failing teens with disabilities

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Carers protest outside Dáil

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Carers Association in new appeal to see grant cut reversed

Carers Association: Many carers living 'below poverty line'

The Carers Association will today meet with newly elected TD's to highlight the plight of family carers.

Wed, 06 Jul, 2011

Carers Association to launch advocacy campaign

The Carers Association is urging family carers to get involved in lobbying the Government for a better life for carers.

Wed, 01 Jun, 2011

Carers urged to declare hours

CARERS have been urged to declare the full number of hours they spend looking after loved ones in the upcoming census.

Tue, 22 Mar, 2011

Real heroes at carer awards

TIPPERARY woman Anne McGrath was named the national Carer of the Year in a ceremony that blew away the gloom of recession, at least for a while.

Thu, 11 Nov, 2010

Runner’s Malin to Mizen charity record

DESPITE blistering heat and blistered feet, Cobh woman Joanne Uí Chrualaoích completed her record-breaking Malin Head to Mizen Head charity run last evening.

Thu, 27 May, 2010

Carers stage Dublin protest

Family carers staged a protest march on Government buildings today to plead with Government not to go back on the half-rate Carers' Allowance introduced in 2007.

Tue, 01 Dec, 2009

‘Most carers are happy to preserve the person they love’

IN an age when celebrity is currency, Martin Cullen wishes the men who put African poverty on the agenda would do the same for family carers.

Tue, 10 Feb, 2009

Carers 'hit hard by health cutbacks'

The Carers Association says many of its members are being hit hard by cutbacks in health services.

Mon, 09 Feb, 2009

Carers Association in plea to Govt to maintain Towards 2016 commitments

The Carers Association today urged Minister for Social and Family Affairs not to allow the current economic climate to dictate the content of the National Carers Strategy, which is presently being developed by Government.

Thu, 18 Sep, 2008

Carers' Association: Budget 'will do little' for carers

The Carers' Association, the national representative organisation for Ireland’s 161,000 family carers, has expressed disappointment at the Government's failure to deliver meaningful assistance to Ireland’s family carers in the Budget.

Wed, 05 Dec, 2007

Association calls for more support for carers

The Government will today be called on to give more support to carers across Ireland.

Wed, 14 Nov, 2007

‘It’s like having a toddler in the house’

HAVING a teenager with all the demands of a toddler is how Rosemary Kratschmar describes caring for her 14-year-old son Sammy, who has Down syndrome.

Tue, 23 Oct, 2007

Drink and perfume haul auctioned for charity

Goods confiscated from travellers at Dublin Airport are to be auctioned off for charity today.

Fri, 01 Dec, 2006

Brennan commits to carers’ strategy and increased benefits

CONSULTATIONS are to commence shortly on a national strategy that will fully address the provision of services, supports and entitlements for family carers, Social Affairs Minister Seamus Brennan announced yesterday.

Tue, 25 Jul, 2006

Carers hugely disappointed by promises

By Dan Buckley

Tue, 01 Mar, 2005

Carers appeal for increase in pay

The Carers Association is calling for parity of pay with foster parents in tomorrow's Budget.

Tue, 02 Dec, 2003

Carers want means test on pay eliminated

The Carers Association are renewing demands that the government eliminate the means test that is being placed on their incomes.

Sat, 11 Oct, 2003