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# Carer

Last year
2023
Parenting: 'Learning the art of resting was a gamechanger for me'
Margaret Lynch
6 May 2023
16.2k
6
All time
Woman jailed for 18 months for stealing from elderly lady she cared for during lockdown
22 Jun 2022
38.4k
Man who provides round-the-clock care for his wife named Carer of the Year
22 Nov 2019
49.7k
26
Carer who stole €9,000 from elderly man given suspended sentence and ordered to repay cash
10 May 2019
30.6k
72
Woman who stole over €40,000 from former GP she was caring for jailed for two years
19 Mar 2019
34.4k
11
Ireland's carer of the year: 'We're all on our knees, we all need support and we're not getting it'
23 Nov 2018
21.8k
42
'After years of caring for my late husband, who and what am I now that I'm no longer a wife or carer?'
Annie McGuinness
9 Mar 2018
38.7k
18
Caring at Christmas: '24: The number of hours I work per day'
Tracy McGinnis
28 Dec 2017
9.0k
10
'I went into a bit of a depression': How an Alzheimer's diagnosis can upend a family's life
19 Dec 2017
10.1k
3
'I love her too much to put her in a home': Calls for support after RTÉ doc on the struggles of carers
6 Dec 2017
16.8k
43
Cavan woman who provides round-the-clock care for her parents awarded Carer of the Year
22 Nov 2017
30.7k
25
'People who are mentally ill are less likely to be admitted for cancer treatment'
8 Oct 2017
11.0k
8
Caring for Mam: 'Putting myself first is not an option even though I have the most to lose'
Emma Hayes
13 Aug 2017
14.9k
41
'People have no idea how isolating caring can be': Study shows high levels of depression among dementia carers
14 Jun 2017
8.2k
6
A carer goes on holiday: 'Catching a glimpse of the life you once hoped to lead can be painful'
Candi O'Reilly
19 Mar 2017
676
17
Kate Beaufoy: 'Who cares about the carers? I was a fit fifty when I took on a job of care. I nearly cracked up'
Kate Beaufoy
5 Mar 2017
431
19
Caring at Christmas: 'I try to remember what my husband was like before he got sick but it gets harder'
Annie McGuinness
23 Dec 2016
250
20
'I just want people to remember her': A mother's first Christmas without her little girl
23 Dec 2016
15.0k
6
Pensioner tells court of suffering after her carer stole €40k inheritance
7 Nov 2016
21.6k
'We save the country billions but are held to ransom for having a good heart'
9 Oct 2016
15.3k
6
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Here’s everything you need to know as you start your day.
19 Jul 2016
11.2k
Carer stole €41,000 from elderly neighbour to spend it on home improvements, clothes and holidays
19 Jul 2016
18.8k
20
'A carer, what is that?' I am a weight lifter. I am a nurse. I am a specialist. I am exhausted.
Geraldine Renton
10 Jun 2015
931
20
'Sometimes, I see fear in his eyes. I constantly reassure him but reassurance only lasts seconds.'
Dorothy Mooney
9 Jun 2015
317
16
What's life like as a young carer? Jamie has cared for his mother since the age of six
The Carers Association
8 Jun 2015
259
8
Column: What it's like to care for a parent with Alzheimer's
Helen Cashell-Moran
7 Feb 2015
1.0k
25
The Night Nurse: Caring for cancer sufferers on Christmas Day is a privilege that helps me appreciate life
Hilary Neville
25 Dec 2014
713
35
I haven't had a full night's sleep since 1999. I'd do it again in a heartbeat --- Ireland's Carer of the Year
14 Nov 2014
24.7k
16
Opinion: Domestic violence victims who are disabled face multiple obstacles to help
Margaret Martin
24 Sep 2014
636
20
Medicinal marijuana drug means end to buying drugs on the street
13 Jul 2014
17.7k
43
Column: I'm a mother of a special needs child and a pro-choice advocate
Tracey Holsgrove
22 May 2013
1.7k
102
Column: How many 'mothers' will you be celebrating this Mother’s Day?
Joanna Fortune
9 Mar 2013
1.3k
23
Readers' Panel Part Two: What are you expecting from the Budget?
5 Dec 2012
4.5k
31
Home care firm to create 540 jobs
2 Mar 2012
2.1k
7