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2023

  • September 19 Care Alliance Ireland AGM, with additional talk entitled "Research and Policy in Care Alliance: The Ins and Outs, and Ups and Downs". You can download a copy of the slides from this talk here. 
  • August 23 Registration open for our Care Alliance Talk entitled "Research and Policy in Care Alliance: The Ins and Outs, and Ups and Downs", taking place at 3.30pm on Tuesday 19th September (following our 2023 AGM). See more details here, and register to attend here. 
  • July 19th  CAI represented at the DSP Pre-Budget Forum in Dublin Castle. See our Pre-Budget Statement for Budget 2024 here.
  • July 18th  Online Family Carer Support Group surpasses 6,000 members. For more information on the group see here.  
  • June 20th  Board appoints new Chairperson, Elen Gebremedhin.
  • June 12th  17th National Carers Week launched. See press release here.  www.carersweek.ie
  • June 2nd  Care Packages for Ukrainian Family Carers now available. Register for a pack here 
  • May 22nd Submission made to the Draft Digital Health & Social Care Strategic Framework for Ireland 2023-2030. Read here.
  • May 17th Annual Carers Forum (facilitated by the Dept. of Social Protection) took place. Care Alliance Ireland presented on the ReEmerge Project. Watch the proceedings back here.
  • May 11th Senior Policy & Research Officer Zoe represented Care Alliance Ireland at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters. You can watch this session back here. 
  • May 9th Spring Newsletter Published. Read here.
  • April 26th Updated Family Caring in Ireland Infographic published: view and download here. 
  • April 5th Additional submission made to the Public Consultation on a Draft Policy for Patient Voice Partners in the Irish Health and Social Care Sector - read here. 
  • March 1st Submission made to the EPSEN Act Review Consultation via survey
  • February 28th Submission made to the Public Consultation on a Draft Policy for Patient Voice Partners in the Irish Health and Social Care Sector via survey. 
  • February 9th Submission made to the Public Consultation on the Department of Social Protection Statement of Strategy 2023-2026: read here.  
  • January 26th Listen to our Senior Policy & Research Officer Zoe discuss the European Care Strategy with Stecy Ygemenos (Eurocarers) and Becky Driscoll (University of Sheffield) as part of the Centre For Care Podcast "Care Matters": https://sustainablecare.podbean.com/
  • January 17th Submission made to the Public Consultation on Census 2027: read here.  

2022

  • December 22nd Happy Christmas and all the best for the festive season from the whole team at Care Alliance Ireland. 
  • December 15th Discussion Paper 12 - Family carers as 'heroes' published. Now available to read here.
  • December 6th Winter Newsletter Published. Read here.
  • November 22nd Last Board meeting of 2022. See list of directors here.
  • November 10th New open access publication published in Frontiers of Public Health as part of our collaboration with PPI Ignite in UL. See here to read.
  • October 18th Meeting of the Family Carer Research Group. See details, and how to join, here.
  • October 6th European Carers Day - see more details here. 
  • October 4th Autumn Newsletter Published. Read here.
  • September 29th Budget 2023 was announced on Tuesday 27th September. See our Post-Budget Analysis for family carers, highlighting the key points, here
  • September 13th Presentation by Tara O'Connor, Project Coordinator of the Online Family Carer Support Group on the development of the project at the Care Alliance Ireland AGM. See Taras slides here, and watch the video of her presentation here. 
  • September 7th Launch of the European Care Strategy. See documents from the European Commission here.
  • July 19th The notes from the DSP Annual Carers Forum are now available on Gov.ie here.
  • June 30th The Care Alliance Discussion Paper Series returns with an update of the first paper - Defining Carers - initially published in 2015. Download a copy of the updated paper here. 
  • June 15th Confidence is key in the return to work for family carers. 18 carers have secured employment since May 2021. Read Press Statement here 
  • June 14th Former Family Carers encouraged to request booklet to support them post caring. Read Press Statement here  Download soft copy here Request hard copy via info@carealliance.ie
  • June 13th Launch of 16th National Carers Week. Read Press Statement here or visit www.carersweek.ie
  • May 25th Care Alliance Exchange Spring 2022 - Read our latest Newsletter here. 
  • May 18th  Carers Week Planning Meeting. See www.carersweek.ie
  • April 25th Kalediedoscope Care Aware Seminar for Employers - See full details here. 
  • April 3rd Census 2022 - Make sure to tick 'yes' on Q.23 to be Counted As A Carer. 
  • March 31st Make sure to check our Submissions page for our recent policy work
  • March 16th Celebrating 2 years of our Online Family Carer Support Project. See https://www.carealliance.ie/OnlineFamilyCarerSupportGroup 
  • February 8th Board of Directors Meeting. See list of directors at  https://www.carealliance.ie/organisation

2021

  • December 13th. Check out our latest Newsletter - Including updates on two of our Projects - Kaleidoscope and Return Ready- Introducing a new staff member - Policy and Research Updates - Cost of Disability- Governance Updates- Children in Hospital Ireland. See https://bit.ly/3m4QJaS  
  • December 6th. Our Executive Director Liam spoke at the UCC PPI Seminar Centering & Embedding Family Carers in the Co-Production of Research, Supports and Policy which took place online on December 3rd. You can watch the seminar back here. 
  • December 1st. We welcome two new staff to the team. Read their biogs here and here
  • November 15th. This week is Trustees Week. We acknowledge & celebrate the contribution made by our nine volunteer board of directors #TrusteesWeekIrl They provide fiduciary and governance oversight, offer a critical perspective, review new policies and procedures, reflect on sectoral developments and approve budgets. Read about our directors here. Find out more about the 25 events being organised this week here
  • October 14th   See the Care Alliance Ireland Post-Budget Analysis, with a focus on changes and announcements relevant to family carers here  
  • September 30th   Check out our latest Newsletter - Including Funding Secured for Online Carer Support Project - Reviewing the National Carer's Strategy - Care Alliance does Podcasting! - Kaleidoscope (Return to Work) Project Powering Ahead - Cork Cancer Care Centre https://bit.ly/3F7NYgY
  • September 22nd  We are recruiting. Project Assistant (Full-Time, Permanent): Online Family Carer Support Project-read here. 
  • September 22nd Family Carer Engage Event 3 - Family Carer Experiences of Inclusion and Exclusion. See event details here. Register to attend here.  
  • September 22nd New Updated Infographic on Family Caring launched - see here. 
  • September 21st   3pm-3:30pm .
  • September 21st   3:30pm . Annual General meeting (Open to member organisations only)
  • September 9th HIQA launches Scoping Consultation for Home Support Standards . See briefing document here and opportunity to make a submission here  
  • September 7th Family Care Research group meeting online - email zoe@carealliance.ie to join the group.
  • July 15th New publication from the CarerEngage project (with ISS21/UCC) - A Review of the National Carers Strategy (2012): How Relevant are the Actions in 2021 and For The Future? Download a copy here. 
  • July 14th Dept. of Social Protection Pre Budget Forum (Budget 2022)
  • July 6th Presentation delivered by Tara O'Connor at Covid-19 Innovation/Knowledge Exchange Event Seminar about our Online Family Carer Support Group - Slides available to view here
  • July 2nd Directors Report and Financial Statements (2020) available to view here
  • June 22nd Board of Directors Meeting.
  • June 17th Annual Carers Forum, hosted by the Department of Social Protection.
  • June 7th-13th The 15th National Carers Week. See www.carersweek.ie 
  • May 25th Board of Directors approve 2020 Directors Report and Audited Financial Statements
  • May 6th Care Alliance welcomes the recommendations from the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality. See the key recommendations of relevance to family carers, along with our comments, here.
  • April 13th Board of Directors Meeting. See board biogs. here 
  • April 10th New staff biographies available to view here. 
  • April 8th Recruitment for Kaleidoscope project beginning. Read details here. 
  • April 8th Submission made to the Public Consultation on Draft Legislation to Update the Mental Health Act 2001. Read here. 
  • March 30th PRESS RELEASE Carers Organisation Welcomes Dail Debate. Read our statement here. 
  • March 23rd As part of the CarerEngage project, today Dr. Maria Pierce presented the result of recent research "Evaluating the National Carers Strategy - Future Directions". Dr. Pierce's presentation can be watched here, and the presentation slides are available to read here. 
  • March 16th Today we celebrate the 1 year anniversary of our Online Family Carer Support Group. Read press release here.
  • March 10th Today we have published our Position Paper on Vaccine Prioritisation for Ireland's Family Carers. You can read the Paper here.  
  • February 25th In partnership with the PPI Ignite @ UL project, we launch today a set of introductory guidelines for small volunteer and not-for-profit groups; Public and Patient Involvement - A Guide for Not-for-Profit and Community Groups New to Research. You can download this guide here. 
  • February 2nd We are recruiting for an exciting new project (Project Co-Ordinator, 16mth fixed term contract): Family Carers and the Paid Labour Market - Bridging the Gap. Read here. 
  • January 14th We are undertaking a survey on the current National Carers Strategy actions - please click here to find out more and take the survey: bit.ly/NCSSurvey
  • January 6th We are recruiting. Project Worker (Part-Time, 11mth. fixed term contract): Online Family Carer Support Project- read here. 

 

2020

  • December 20th   Care Alliance Ireland 2020 Year in Review - read here. 
  • December 10th   Care Alliance Ireland Exchange Winter Newsletter published. Read here. 
  • December 7th   CSO release new study - Irish Health Survey - Carers Module. See here 

  • November 24th  Board meeting. See Board of Directors biographies here. 

  • November 19th  Winners of Good Governance Awards to be announced (Care Alliance Ireland shortlisted). See here

  • November 10th  Submission made to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Disability Matters. See here. 

  • November 4th  Submission made to the Dept of Children, Equality, Disability, Inclusion and Youth Strategic Plan 2021-2023. Read here.

  • October 14th   CAI Post Budget Summary Published; see here.

  • October 13th   CarerEngage Roundtable. Read here

  • October 9th   Latest Newsletter Published. Read here

  • October 6th   European Carers Day 

  • September 30  Eurocarers Policy Meeting

  • September 17  Registration now open for the 1st CarerEngage Roundtable event - Patient & Public Involvement (PPI) in Research with a Focus on Family Caring; Tuesday 13th October, 11am-1pm via Zoom - in collaboration with ISS21 (UCC). See details here. 

  • September 16  New document published: Covid19 and the Impact on Family Carers - A Review of Recent Research. Read here. 
  • September 15   Board meeting and AGM.
  • August 10  'Carers & Covid-19' collection added to our Policy & Research Roundup - see here. 
  • June 10  Launch of The Way Ahead; a resource for former family carers. Read here
  • June 8   National Carers Week begins. See www.carersweek.ie
  • May 28  Latest Newsletter Published. Read here
  • May 19  14th National Carers Week to proceed on June 8th-14th 2020 - in virtual format. www.carersweek.ie
  • May 3  We highlight curtailment of support services for family carers in the journal.ie
  • April 14 Our Board of Directors meeting.
  • April 1 Read our marked up comments on the first version of the Cocooning Document.
  • March 19 Please see our new 'videos' page - https://www.carealliance.ie/videos
  • March 19 Updated the information page for Covid-19, including information on our new Online Carer Support Group - see here. 
  • March 18 Launch of our Online Family Carer support group.
  • March 13 See our information page on Covid-19 for family carers here
  • March 09 Latest COVID 19 Official HSE Information here and useful guidance for Home Care Workers and Family Carers here  
  • March 04 Submission made to the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality. See here. 
  • Feb 27 Meeting of the Family Carer Research Group. See details about the group here.
  • Jan 16 Our General Election 2020 page is now live - see here. 
  • Jan 08 Survey of Not-For-Profit groups' experiences of PPI Research open. Click this link to respond.

2019

2018

2017

2016

  • Dec 19 Discussion Paper 5: "We Need to Talk About It- Stigma & Family Care" launched. Click here to download a copy.
  • Dec 13  Launch of Family Carer Training Guide for Practictioners. See here to download a copy. 
  • Nov 25 Winter Newsletter Care Alliance Exchange published. Read here 
  • Nov 9 Launch of new website- www.familycarertraining.ie. Click for resources to aid in the delivery of high quality education and training to Family Carers. Includes database of training and education available to Family Carers online and across Ireland. 
  • Oct 27 Discussion Paper 4: "The Wisdom of Family Carers" launched. Click here to download a copy.
  • Oct 18 Care Alliance Ireland wins the inaugural Good Governance Awards wining Category 2 (Type C Organisations with an annual turnover of between €100K and €500K). For full details read here. 
  • Oct 18 Registration open for the third seminar in the "Supporting Your Delivery of High Quality Family Carer Training" series, taking place Nov 7. Download the flier here, and register online here. 
  • Oct 13 Read our comments on Budget 2017 for Family Carers here. 
  • Oct 11 Department of Health Budget 2017 Read detail here (p45-50) and summary here
  • Oct 11 Department of Social Protection Budget 2017 Changes Read Here
  • Oct 11 Budget Day 2017 
  • Oct 3 Latest Analysis of Public Home Care Provision based on latest HSE Monthly Data. Read here #investinhomecare
  • Sept 29 Part-Time Vacancy, Research Assistant;Project on Resilience in Caregivers of People with Dementia. Read here
  • Sept 29 Joint NGO Federations (Disability & Mental Health) Pre-Budget Press Conference. Read the press release here. 
  • Sept 27 "Invest in Home Care" Campaign Media Launch. Read the press release here. 
  • Sept 27 NGO Pre-Budget Press Conference. Read the prss release here. 
  • Sept. 22  Autumn Newsletter Care Alliance Exchange published. Read Here
  • Sept 20 Presenation at AGM of Paper on Home care provision. Read here. 
  • Sept 5-7  4th International Conference on Evidence-based Policy in Long-term Care takes place in London, UK. Care Alliance Ireland presented 2 papers. For full programme see here. 
  • Aug 26 Op Ed published in The Irish Examiner on the topic of Home Care provision in Ireland. Read here. 
  • Aug 26 Submission to Oireachtas Committe on the Future of Healthcare. Read our submission here. 
  • Aug 26 Submission to Department of Social Protection's Strategic Plan 2016-2019. Read our submission here. 
  • Aug 04 Vacancy - Post Doctoral Research Fellow, UCD - Carer Resilience Research Project. See Job Description for Level 1 (here) or Level 2 (here). 
  • July 14 Launch of the 3rd National Carers Strategy Monitoring Group Report Card. Click here to read. 
  • July 11 Pre-Budget Statement (Budget 2017) published. Click here to read. 
  • July 8 Board of Directors Statement on Governance. Read here
  • July 4 2015 Directors Report and Audited Financial Statements Published. Read here 
  • June 30 Briefing Paper 1 "An Analysis of Home Care Supports Funded by the HSE 2008-2016." Read here.
  • June 28 Summer Newsletter Care Alliance Exchange published. Read Here
  • June 13-19 10th National Carers Week. www.carersweek.ie
  • June 1 Discussion Paper 3: "Online Supports for Family Carers- Options & Experiences" launched. Click here to download a copy. 
  • April 24 Census 2016. Many thanks to all those Family Carers who ticked "Yes" to Q22 and who logged their hours. 
  • April 7 Publicity photoshoot for National Carers Week (coordinated by Care Alliance Ireland)
  • March 22  Spring Newsletter Care Alliance Exchange published. Read Here
  • March 7 Dates for National Carers Week 2016 confirmed for 13-19 June
  • Jan 13 Launch of Family Carers Ireland (merger between The Carers Association and Caring for Carers)
  • Jan 11 Registration open for 2 one-day worksops entitled "Governance Training for the Not-For-Profit Sector" in Dublin and Limerick. Click here for more information. Click here to register.
  • Jan 7 Registration open for 2-day workshop entitled "Supporting Your Delivery of High Quality Family Carer Training". Click here for more information. Click here to register. 

2015

  • Dec 10 Discussion Paper 2: "Intellectual Disability, Caring and Role Reversal" published. Click here. 
  • Dec 2 Joint press release with Inclusion Ireland on Respite Care Read Here. 
  • Nov 27 Nov edition of the Care Alliance Research & Policy Ezine published. Read Here. 
  • Nov 26 Presentations and posters from the Care Alliance conference: 20 Years in Family Carer Research now available. Click here to download. 
  • Nov. 24 Autumn Newsletter Care Alliance Exchange published. Read Here
  • Nov. 23 Research Assistant - Vacancy - UCD - Carer Resilience Research Project See Job Description here.
  • Nov. 20 Care Alliance Ireland Conference: 20 Years of Family Carer Research in Ireland took place. Read Programme here.
  • Oct. 27 Eurocarers Publish their 2014/5 Annual Report. Click here to download. 
  • Oct. 19 Launch of Care Alliance Ireland Discussion Paper Series- Paper 1: "Defining Carers" published. Click here to download. 
  • Oct. 15 Registration for Care Alliance Conference: 20 Years of Family Carer Research now open. Click here to register online. 
  • Oct. 14 Care Alliance post-Budget comments published. Click here to read.
  • Oct. 6 Joint pre-Budget statement with The Wheel. Click here to read the full statement. 
  • Oct. 1 Member of Care Alliance The Alzheimer Society of Ireland launch their Pre-Budget 2016 Statement (read here) and expert policy paper looking at the economics of Home Care (read here). 
  • Sept. 28 Autumn Newsletter Care Alliance Exchange Published. Read Here
  • Sept. 23 2014 Directors Report and Financial Statements Published. Read here
  • Sept. 21 Joint press briefing with national umbrella organisations for Budget 2016. Click here for the statement and here to to read the press release. 
  • Sept. 16 Updated List of Family Carer Training Providers. Cleck here to read
  • Sept. 15 20 Year Anniversary Celebration/AGM. Read Presentations made here
  • Sept. 4 Care Alliance Ireland presented two papers at the International Carers Conference. Read Here
  • Sept. 2 Latest edition of Care Alliance Research & Policy Ezine published. Click here to read. 
  • Aug. 20 Announcement of Care Alliance winter conference. Details here. Download call for papers here. 
  • July 14 Board of Directors Approve Terms of Reference for Research Sub Committee Read here.
  • July 3 Care Alliance attended the 2015 DSP Pre Budget Forum in Dublin Castle.
  • July 2 July edition of the Care Alliance Research & Policy Ezine published. Click here to read. 
  • June 25 Summer Newsletter Care Alliance Exchange Published. Read Here
  • June 22 Click here to read the Care Alliance Ireland Pre-Budget Statement for Budget 2016
  • June 17 Care Alliance Ireland attend the 2nd meeting of the EuroCarers Research Interest Group
  • June 9 Care Alliance release new factsheet on Family Carers for Carers Week 2015. Read here. 
  • May 29 Care Alliance submission to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality- Disability Act (2005) and National Disability Strategy Implementation Plan (2013-2015) available to read here
  • May 27  Summary of 2014 Annual Report Available to read here
  • May 26  Disabilily and Carers Groups - Funding Extended by another year. Read here
  • May 21 Carers Association launch the Carers Strategy Report Card. Read a copy here. 
  • May 14 Care Alliance attended The Wheel annual conference.
  • April 22  Read Here our Presentation to the Eurocarers Family Carers Research Meeting, Dublin.
  • April 16  2nd Edition of our Policy & Research eZine. Read here Subscribe here
  • April 9 CAI papers accepted to the 9th Annual Carers Conference (September 2015)
  • April 9 CAI comment on Health (Professional Home Care) Bill published. Download here
  • April 8 Directory of Support Services for family carers Launched. Download here
  • March 20 Spring Newsletter Published Read Here 
  • March 11 Publication of Updated Family Caring in Ireland Report. (Click here to read)
  • Feb. 16 Publication of First Policy and Research eZine. (Click here to read)
  • Feb. 2  Second Annual Implementation Report on National Carers Strategy published by the Dept. of Health. (Click here for the report)
  • Jan. 11  Death of our esteemed Patron Dr. Maeve Hillery. Our deepest sympathies to her Family and friends. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a h-anam

2014

  • Dec. 15  Updated Irish Family Carer Research Database Published Read Here
  • Nov. 27 Winter Newsletter Published, Care Alliance Exchange Read Here
  • Nov. 18 Board of Directors Meeting
  • Nov. 18 Major Literature Review on Home Care/Family Carers Published Read Full Report Here or Read Key Findings Here
  • October 6  Care Alliance Ireland is Recruiting a Policy and Research Officer. Read Here
  • Sept. 23  Joint Pre Budget Press Statement with other Federations.Read Here
  • Sept. 16 Presentation on Strategic Plan. Read Here
  • Sept. 16 Annual General Meeting. Publication of Directors Report and Financial Statements.Read Here
  • Sept. 4 College of Psychiatrists - Invitation for Family Carers to Join Forum Read Here
  • August 27th Summer Newsletter Published Read Here
  • August 15th New Strategic Plan Launched Read Here
  • July 17th The passing of our board member Dr Geraldine Fennell
  • July 4th Pre Budget Forum, Dublin Castle.
  • June 30th Received news of successful Funding Application to the Scheme to Support National Community and Voluntary Srganisations. 2014-2016 Click Here
  • June 17th Pre-Budget Submisison Made Read Here
  • June 9th-15th 8th National Carers Week Click Here
  • May 27th Universal Health Insurance Submission Made Click Here
  • May 2nd European Parliament Interest Group on Carers - Report on April Meeting. Click Here/p>
  • April 29th Care Alliance Ireland Exchange Newsletter Published Click Here
  • April 7th Updated Complaints Policy Approved by the Board Read Here
  • March 12th Findings from Neurological/ Carers Survey Read Press Release Here and Full Report Here
  • February 5th HSE Presentation on Social Care Read Here
  • January 20th TOYAC Meeting in Glasgow Read Here

2013

  • December 27th Disability Federation of Ireland publishes its Mid-Term Review of Programme for Government Read Here
  • December 13th Updated List of Family Carer Training Courses. Read Here
  • December 8th Statement from Chairperson of Care Alliance on Executive Salaries. Read Here
  • December 3rd Updated Database of Irish Family Carer Research published. Download Here
  • November 25th Care Alliance Ireland Exchange Winter Newsletter published Click here to Read
  • November 19th 2013 Care Alliance Fully Compliant with the Governance Code Read here
  • November 19th Board of Directors Meeting. See Biogs here
  • November 19th Submission to Joint Oireachtas Committee on End of Life Care Read Here
  • October 14th 2013 Boardmatch Ireland's Annual Federation meeting
  • October 7-8th Together for Young Adult Carers Meeting (TOYAC) Click here for project details.
  • September 30th 2013 Review Meeting of National Carers Week 2013 Click here to see partners in the week.
  • Sept. 23rd 2013 Joint Media Briefing calling for National Strategy to protect public services. Read press release here and Media Coverage here and here
  • Sept. 17th 2013 TOYAC Meeting. Read About Project here
  • August 28th 2013 Read Here what our members say about Care Alliance
  • August 26th 2013 Latest Newsletter Published here
  • August 2nd 2013 Board of Directors Approves Audit and Risk Terms of Reference. See here
  • August 1st 2013 Membership Development Initiative Launched
  • July 12th 2013 Carer of the Year awards Launched Read about here
  • July 29th 2013 Just How Valuable is Family Caregiving? (US) Read about here
  • July 5th 2013 Department of Social Protection pre-budget Forum - Dublin Castle Read our Submission Here
  • June 27th 2013 Notification for Family Carers about Research Questionnaire on Carer Stress/NCPOP/UCD Study June 2013. Click Here
  • June 10th 2013 Carers Survey Published Click Here
  • May 23rd 2013 Care Alliance Launches Significant Report on Caring in Ireland Click Here
  • May 23rd 2013 Care Alliance AGM
  • May 22nd 2013 Inaugural Meeting in Dublin of the Intrrnational Alliance of Carer Organisations Click Here
  • May 2nd 2013 Care Alliance Signs Up to 1% Difference Campaign Click Here
  • May 2nd 2013 Spring Newsletter Published Click Here
  • April 29th 2013 National Carers Week eZine Published Click Here
  • April 1st 2013 Carers Assessment Inventory for Practictioners Launched Click Here
  • March 28th2013 National Carers Week eZine Published Click Here
  • March 25th2013 Parkinsons Unity Walk April 11th Click Here
  • March 14th 2013 National Carers Week June 10th-16th Click Here
  • February 11th 2013 Eating Disorders Awareness Week. February 11th to 18th. Click Here
  • January 10th 2013 HSE Service Plan for 2013 Published. Click Here

2012