# Carers
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Last month
March 2024
disability rights
Politicians and activists rally against 'ableist' government proposals on disability allowance
12 Mar
9.5k
27
Voices
'This is not a victory for anyone': A carer reacts to landslide No vote in referendum
Ann Brehony
Updated
10 Mar
19.9k
28
Voices
Carer: 'I'm so desperate for scraps of support, I'm almost hoping for a yes vote next week'
Rita B. Wray
1 Mar
14.3k
This year
2024
Voices
Debate Room: The Yes and No sides set out their cases for the forthcoming referendums
Sarah O'Reilly & Heather Humphreys
Updated
27 Feb
33.2k
63
THE MORNING LEAD
'The wording doesn't go far enough': We asked carers how they'll vote in the care referendum
Some carers told us that they think the wording of Article 42B is insulting, while others are still unsure as to how they will vote on 8 March.
Jane Moore
15 Feb
28.9k
34
Last year
2023
Voices
Opinion: 'We knew we would parent our grandson, we had no choice, but we also had no support'
Kinship Carer
9 Dec 2023
28.2k
budget 2024
Humphreys announces details of three lump sum supports to be paid this week
27 Nov 2023
31.6k
17
Carers
'A disturbing blow to human rights': Disability groups blast 'token' social welfare increase
10 Oct 2023
8.1k
Home Care Assistants
Carers to have national living wage guaranteed for first time alongside pay for travel time
21 Jul 2023
16.9k
13
Voices
Opinion: Many carers feel isolated with no confidence after being out of paid work for so long
Caroline Lawless
6 Jul 2023
8.6k
7
family carers ireland
Calls for national audit on respite places as Census shows marked increase in unpaid carers
1 Jun 2023
4.4k
5
Domestic Violence
Rate of pay for domestic violence leave should be worked out by end of summer, says minister
30 Mar 2023
5.5k
11
All time
Voices
Opinion: As a carer, I have met the best of people in colleagues and clients
Breda Pagett
24 Dec 2022
8.5k
1
Carers
Employment permits for 1,000 home care workers to be made available to tackle recruitment crisis
30 Nov 2022
32.7k
29
Voices
Opinion: Care and community workers fill the gaps left by the State - they need a pay rise
Duncan Smith
12 Oct 2022
8.1k
8
accessibility
'I don't know where to turn': Family carers call for reinstatement of funding for ceiling hoists
28 Aug 2022
17.6k
12
Compassion
Carer told to repay social welfare payment after teen son's death calls for system reform
14 Jun 2022
36.0k
52
May Day
In the Covid era, 'solidarity means standing shoulder to shoulder with poorer nations', says President Higgins
1 May 2021
16.8k
53
Voices
Maeve Higgins: The State cannot say it values migrant workers while it pushes them out the door
Maeve Higgins
28 Feb 2021
16.8k
21
Covid-19
Ireland to get first 35,000 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine next week
Updated
2 Feb 2021
45.8k
100
caring for carers
‘It's dangerous’: How Ireland is behind the curve on home care regulation
6 Aug 2020
14.8k
3
caring for carers
'It's demoralising and makes me want to leave': How poor pay is impacting home carers in this 'lucrative' sector
5 Aug 2020
37.5k
15
caring for carers
'I am struggling': How home carers became the forgotten frontline workers of the pandemic
4 Aug 2020
29.4k
16
Carers
'No plan' for carers or those who need care when they get tested for Covid-19
31 May 2020
15.0k
20
Family Carers
Calls for individual case assessments after woman (71) caring for her mother (98) left without home care
3 Apr 2020
36.0k
6
Caged
'I'm on call 24 hours-a-day, seven days-a-week': Family carers stage protest outside the Dáil
16 Oct 2019
10.8k
12
home care crisis
'They've been ignored by this government': Budget disappointment prompts carers to protest outside Dáil
16 Oct 2019
8.8k
16
Voices
Opinion: The health service will collapse if the exploitation of Ireland's carers isn't addressed
Catherine Cox
4 Oct 2019
21.7k
36
Home help hours
Home help care supports: How many people are waiting in your county?
22 Jul 2019
16.6k
8
clontarf hospital
Concerns raised at Dublin hospital over suicidal man's attempt to take own life
5 Sep 2018
46.0k
9
blood cancer awareness
29% of those who care for a loved one with cancer do so for at least 39 hours a week
4 Sep 2018
9.8k
10
Health
'It's one less thing to worry about': HSE grants free GP service to 14,000 carers
3 Sep 2018
14.7k
16
Women in the Home
Citizens' Assembly to consider care issue in a bid to prevent referendum delay
2 Sep 2018
9.1k
21
National Carers Week
'It's physically and mentally exhausting. I can't be off guard': The life of a single parent carer
10 Jun 2018
23.3k
40
HIQA
'Deeply concerning': Foster services criticised over lack of garda vetting and shortfall in carers
5 Apr 2018
7.9k
5