ALONE, the organisation which supports older people, is asking the Government to ensure that long term supports are in place for older people impacted by COVID-19, as Ireland moves into the next phase of the pandemic. As members of the public and supporters begin to return to work, the organisation has called for current levels […]
ALONE and the Irish Gerontological Society are calling on the incoming Government to take action to provide long term support services for older people, both during and after the Coronavirus crisis.
Ireland’s leading Travel Trade publication TRAVEL Extra has announced the appointment of a new editorial team. Kevin Flanagan and his colleagues, Clodagh Dooley and Shauna McCrudden, the team behind The Sunday Independent’s weekly Travel News column and the official Holiday World Show Guide will now be looking after TRAVEL Extra’s editorial content.
Irish title DATING AMBER, written and directed by David Freyne (THE CURED) will premiere on Amazon Prime Video on 4 June in Ireland & the UK. Wildcard Distribution will release DATING AMBER on the big screen in Ireland when cinemas re-open this summer.
ALONE, the organisation which supports older people, has cautioned that current COVID-19 cocooning measures will have long term effects on the physical health and wellbeing of older people across the country. The organisation is concerned that current cocooning measures are causing a ‘health gap’ among older people which will have a negative impact on their […]
Following its cinema release earlier this year, Ciaran Cassidy’s critically acclaimed documentary JIHAD JANE will be available on various digital platforms in the UK and Ireland from May 11th.
ALONE, the organisation which supports older people, has urged Government and politicians to focus anew on the long term issues impacting older people during the COVID-19 pandemic as the country enters the next phase of combatting the virus. The organisation is calling for action on the long-term issues impacting older people which COVID-19 has further […]
The Irish Travel Agents Association (ITAA) is deeply concerned by the current COVID -19 crisis and the impact it is having on member travel agents and their customers, and are strongly urging the government to implement credit notes for holidaymakers whose holidays have been cancelled due to the worldwide pandemic.
ALONE, the organisation which supports older people, has voiced its concern regarding the impact of cocooning measures on older people’s mental health. In the past ten days, 62% of practical support requests made to ALONE’s national COVID-19 helpline were in relation to social isolation and loneliness. The organisation has renewed their calls for a national […]
ALONE, the organisation which supports older people, have teamed up with Gavin James and Bonfire Dublin to release their ‘Now more than ever’ campaign, a series of short videos on loneliness featuring Gavin James’s music, which call on members of the public to stay in touch with the older people they know who may be […]
