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# alone - Friday 10 January, 2020
'Freezing cold, very scared and homeless': Volunteer describes discovering homeless woman on Dublin street
Irene Coady Murphy said last night was particularly cold and they had run out of sleeping bags to give to rough sleepers.
# alone - Monday 2 December, 2019
'Christmas can be a very lonely time of the year': People asked to look out for the elderly this winter
The advice comes as part of the Dublin City Council and Alone’s cold weather initiative.
# alone - Tuesday 29 January, 2019
Public urged to report rough sleepers as temperatures drop during Status Yellow warning
The cold weather warning kicked in at 6am this morning and will remain in place until 6pm on Saturday.
# alone - Saturday 8 September, 2018
'Standing up for their generation': These older people are getting tattoos to fight ageism
Alone, the charity that supports older people at home, is aiming to raise €10,000 during the event.
# alone - Friday 17 August, 2018
Pilot scheme launched to match older people who need help with people who need homes
The scheme will run until Halloween.
# alone - Tuesday 24 July, 2018
'I was starting to feel worried, really big time worried' - Struggling to find a home as an older person in 2018 Dublin
With the help of Alone, 65-year-old Joe Kelly was given the keys to a new permanent home in Dublin today.
# alone - Thursday 12 July, 2018
'I've got my life back because of this' - Calls to support older people living in their own homes
Alone wants €84.5 million a year for 10 years.
# alone - Tuesday 27 March, 2018
'Isn’t there something awful about society, that so many people are praying for a house?'
Alone Ireland today launched a campaign called ‘How will you pay the rent when you retire?’
# alone - Saturday 17 March, 2018
'It's an epidemic': Taskforce established to tackle issue of loneliness in Ireland
“Loneliness is one of the greatest public health risks today.”
# alone - Monday 26 February, 2018
Status Orange snow-ice warning issued for seven counties as temperatures set to plunge to -7
The eastern part of the country is set to be the worst hit by the wintry weather.
# alone - Friday 1 December, 2017
'Christmas can be very hard if you're on your own': People asked to look out for the elderly this winter
The advice comes as part of the Dublin City Council and older person’s charity Alone’s cold weather initiative, which was launched today.
# alone - Sunday 26 November, 2017
'An old man had been taken into Garda custody for knocking on a door. ALONE went to his rescue'
A new book chronicles the first 40 years of the charity ALONE. This is a flavour of the minutes of its meetings from 1984 to 1997.
# alone - Wednesday 22 November, 2017
Living alone in old age: 'When my wife died, I discovered I didn't have close friends. It's lonely'
Alone, a charity for older people, has launched its Christmas campaign – No one should be alone this Christmas.
# alone - Tuesday 21 November, 2017
Vincent Browne: '60,000 old people have hardly any visits from friends or family. It's awful'
Browne was speaking at the launch of Alone’s Christmas campaign for older people.
# alone - Monday 13 November, 2017
Robots like Stevie could allow the elderly to live in their own homes for longer
A team of researchers at Trinity have been given funding by Enterprise Ireland to develop a robot to assist with the elderly.
# alone - Monday 26 December, 2016
Surveillance footage shows Berlin attack suspect travelled through France
He is believed to have travelled through Lyon by train.
# alone - Wednesday 21 December, 2016
'I'd love more people to come out to me because I'm not getting out as much as I used to'
Alone is asking people to take the time to call into an elderly neighbour over Christmas.
# alone - Sunday 4 December, 2016
Have an elderly neighbour? Check in on them
Hundreds of people die each year due to health risks associated with cold weather and fuel poverty.
# alone - Friday 2 December, 2016
'I didn't want to be any bother': Older people urged to ask for help this Christmas
A charity for older people wants to remind them they deserve to live with dignity.
# alone - Sunday 6 March, 2016
On the streets of Nairobi: Where children aren't children for long
Some were abandoned on the streets by family members, others left their home because of poverty or neglect.
# alone - Tuesday 22 December, 2015
This 76-year-old began volunteering with the elderly when he retired
We spoke with a volunteer and user of Alone’s services.
# alone - Monday 14 December, 2015
8 things no one tells you about getting older
How much do you know about getting older?
# alone - Monday 22 June, 2015
Why are we forcing the elderly out of their homes?
Alone says too many see nursing homes as the only option for older people.
# alone - Saturday 25 April, 2015
Nowhere to turn: These Irish women killed their babies to avoid lives of scandal and poverty
Some women were sentenced to death for killing their children but none were actually executed as the justice system was sympathetic to their plight.
# alone - Friday 13 February, 2015
Elderly people won't pay out more under Fair Deal scheme
Minister Kathleen Lynch said an extra €30 million is needed.
# alone - Thursday 25 December, 2014
'My children felt my sadness' - Christmas is a gloomy time for separated Irish dads
Many fathers in Ireland will not see their children at all today.
# alone - Friday 19 December, 2014
Six homeless people just got the keys to their new houses
It’s all thanks to ALONE.
# alone - Thursday 11 December, 2014
Opinion: A simple act of kindness could help someone feeling alone at this time of year
Spare a thought for those who will be on their own over the holiday period – this can be one of the worst times of the year.
# alone - Wednesday 29 October, 2014
Nursing home waiting lists are 'spiralling out of control'
Over 2,100 people are on the HSE’s Fair Deal waiting list.
# alone - Tuesday 30 September, 2014
One in five older Irish people live in deprivation
74,520 Irish people over the age of 65 are suffering enforced deprivation.
# alone - Sunday 17 August, 2014
'I was all alone in the house, no wife, no kids - when my dog died it was the last thing'
ALONE is looking for volunteers for its befriending service.
# alone - Tuesday 15 July, 2014
Kathleen Lynch says she still has responsibility for older people
It comes after concerns over a change in her title today.
# alone - Friday 25 April, 2014
An ageing population and lack of housing could cause headaches for the government
ALONE has made the warning as it launches a nationwide housing campaign.
# alone - Thursday 16 January, 2014
Tara Street fire station to be renamed after ALONE founder Willie Bermingham
Willie worked as a fire fighter in the station for 26 years and set up the charity ALONE.
# alone - Friday 22 November, 2013
Charity warns ESB strike would 'hurt most vulnerable'
ALONE said today that power cuts could leave older people more isolated and put some of them at serious risk.
# alone - Tuesday 27 August, 2013
Is eating dinner on your own good or bad?
It’s either the best thing in the world, or a total letdown.
# alone - Thursday 15 August, 2013
Older people in poverty 'picking between eating and heating'
Advocacy groups say today’s CSO figures showing an increase in poverty among older people reflects the reality they see on the ground.
# alone - Thursday 25 July, 2013
Most perpetrators of elder abuse are sons and daughters
Two-thirds of victims are female, while there is a higher abuse rate among the over 80s.
# alone - Tuesday 26 March, 2013
Call into elderly during cold snap, says ALONE
The charity has urged people to check in with their older neighbours, especially leading up to the weekend, as the cold weather is set to continue.
# alone - Thursday 14 February, 2013
Column: Single on Valentine's Day? You're not alone.
When you’re single you often feel you are missing out on something, but the meaning of life is not to always be in a relationship, writes Tony Moore.
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Poll: Is it fair to ask politicians about their own personal drug use?
TAOISEACH LEO VARADKAR and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin went head-to-head in the first live televised election debate last night where a range of issues from healthcare to housing were discussed.
One moment that set people talking was towards the end of the debate when presenter Pat Kenny asked each of the candidates if they have ever used illegal drugs.
While Martin instantly replied that he has never taken illegal drugs, Varadkar said he already nswered this question in an interview several years ago. After he was pressed for an answer from Kenny and Martin, Varadkar admitted he had used illegal drugs but not for a long time.
Speaking on the Tonight Show after the debate, Fr Peter McVerry dismissed it as a pointless question, adding that only people buying drugs regularly should have to account for their moral decision.
It is clear that a wider debate is to be had around personal drug use and how much of this should be shared by those running for elected office.
So today we’re asking you: Is it fair to ask politicians about their own personal drug use?
Poll Results:
Yes (1682)
No (1052)
I'm not sure (148)
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Lise Hand: Will they? Won't they? Shades of Love Island as big parties can't avoid recoupling talk
By Lise Hand - @liseinthecity
Opinion: Young people don't vote? You may be right, but we might surprise you
By Adam Hallissey and Ben Quigley - @progressbrief
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