One of the core aims of Care Alliance Ireland is to make information about our organisation, our activities, and family care research and policy accessible and interesting to as many people as possible - particulary to family carers and those they care for.
The first season focussed on Caring Researchers - in conversation with researchers and family carers looking at family care research.
Season Two is focussed on the organisation of Care Alliance; our governance, our staff, our volunteers and our projects.
Launching in June 2024, our podcast, Care Alliance Ireland - The Podcast, is available via Spreaker and everywhere you get your podcasts.
Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/care-alliance-ireland-the-podcast--6179334.
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0yaGidr63WchE3UDJXZeX7
Amazon Music/Audible: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/76772214-88e4-4788-97d2-260091986cdd
iHeartRadio: https://iheart.com/podcast/184677035
Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/caring-researchers/5173627
Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/caring-researchers-5762058
Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/show/1001004272
You can also listen directly to each episode below.
Season 2
Episode 1: The Care Alliance Ireland Strategic Plan 2025-2030
Host: Zoe Hughes
Guest: Liam O'Sullivan
In this first episode of our second season, Zoe is in conversation once more with Liam O'Sullivan, CEO, discussing our latest Strategic Plan which was launched earlier this year.
Episode 2: The Online Family Carer Support Group
Host: Zoe Hughes
Guest: Tara O'Connor
Join Zoe as she speaks with Project Manager for the Care Alliance Ireland Online Family Carer Support Group, Tara. Learn about the origins of the group, the services and activities we provide, how we're funded and plans for the future.
Episode 3: The Re-emerge 2 Project - Employment Support For Family Carers
Host: Zoe Hughes
Guest: Jacqueline Moore
Join Zoe as she speaks with Project Worker for the Care Alliance Ireland’s Re-emerge 2 Project, Jacqueline. Learn about the origins of the project, the services and activities we provide.
Season 1
Episode 1: Researching Family Care with Care Alliance Ireland
Host: Zoe Hughes
Guest: Liam O'Sullivan.
For our first episode in the Caring Researchers podcast, listen to Senior Policy and Research Officer Zoe and our CEO Liam speaking about some of the history of Care Alliance Ireland, some of our favourite research projects over the years, and our hopes of where future family care research may take us.
Episode 2: Family Carers Talking Research
Host: Zoe Hughes
Guests: Lynn Ronan, Sinead Aylward, Tasha Quinn.
On this episode our host Zoe Hughes is speaking to three family carers, all of whom are volunteers with the Care Alliance Ireland Online Family Carer Support Group, discussing key issues that they believe need to be researched. Topics include mapping of services, service gaps across age, disability and other sectors, and the impact of the menopause on caring.
Episode 3: Speaking with Dr. Attracta Lafferty
Host: Zoe Hughes
Guests: Dr. Attracta Lafferty, UCD
On this episode our host Zoe Hughes is speaking to Dr. Attracta Lafferty, School of Nursing, Midwifery & Health System in UCD, and Principal Investigator of the CareWell Project on the topic of supporting working family carers. Topics include Dr. Lafferty's journey to research, inclusive and partnership research and PPI (Patient and Public Involvement), and the possibilities of technology, smart home functions and virtual intelligence for family carers.
Episode 4: OnlineCarer Supports with Dr. Rosemary Daynes-Kearney
Host: Zoe Hughes
Guests: Dr. Rosemary Daynes-Kearney, UL/ The Carer Advocate
Episode 4 of the Caring Researchers Podcast from Care Alliance Ireland sees host Zoe Hughes speaking with Dr. Rosemary Daynes-Kearney from the University of Limerick and The Carer Advocate who at the time of recording has just completed her PhD on the topic of online supports for family carers. Learn more about Rosemary, her journey to research, and the results of her fascinating study and what it means for online supports for family carers not just in Ireland, but globally.