The message we’re getting from this survey and the over 43,000 older people we support is simple; older people can’t wait. They can’t wait for action on the cost of living. A summary of the Pre - Budget submission is available here Visit: alone.e

More information can be found at Please call ALONE at 0818 222 024 if you have any queries or contact the Food Safety Authority Advice Line on 0818 33 66 77.

link to items that may have been affected If you have purchased any of these food items please contact the store in which you bought them. Listeria can survive at "freezing temperatures," and any food possibly contaminated should not be consumed.

ALONE want to remind people of a recall of various branded preprepared meals and side dishes produced by Ballymaguire Foods but available in national supermarkets due to the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes.

A big thank you to all at Rathfarnham parish who had a bucket collection at their annual Parish Fête and raised €1701 to help support our work with older people.

📢 The largest infrastructure plan in State history must include older people. 🗞️ More: #AgeingAtHome #RightToHome #HousingWithSupport #OlderPeoplesHousing #NDP.

#Budget2026 should deliver: .🔹 €426m for 1,474 Universal Design social homes .🔹 €426m for 1,474 older persons’ homes (inc. Housing with Support) .🔹 €12.5m boost to Housing Adaptation Grants .🔹 €1.3m for care supports in Housing with Support.

🚨 Govt unveils €112bn infrastructure plan—calling housing “the defining social challenge of our time.”. But will this investment reach everyone?. 🏡 Older renters & homeowners need housing they can age in—with dignity & support.

To view ALONE's Pre Budget Submission visit:

ALONE CEO Seán Moynihan: We must fundamentally change the way we age in our communities and safeguard those who are vulnerable, by implementing and investing in better policies. We are 20/30 years behind some of our actions and policy thinking in this area.

“The message we’re getting from this survey and the over 43,000 older people we support is simple; older people can’t wait. They can’t wait for action on the cost of living; they can’t wait for action on housing. " Seán Moynihan, CEO at ALONE. Visit:

Do you have a birthday coming up? . Consider supporting ALONE’s work with older people by creating a birthday fundraiser for donations instead of birthday gifts this year. Follow this link to celebrate by helping us to enable older people to age at home

Join us for seven nights on the 24th of September, as we head to Spain, to take on the 2nd stage of the Camino Portuguese route, walking from Porrino to Santiago de Compostela, walk this bucket list trail and raise much needed funds to help support our work with older people.

For more information on our 2025 Camino fundraising trip, please contact Anne-Marie on 086 192 1523 or annemarie.oreilly@alone.ie

Sign up now: Join us for seven nights on the 24th of September,  as we lace up our walking shoes and head to Spain, to take on the 2nd stage of the Camino Portuguese route. For more information, please contact Anne-Marie on 086 192 1523 or annemarie.oreilly@alone.ie

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Join us to make a difference while being a part of a network of passionate, dedicated people that improve the lives of older people. “It feels amazing to make someone feel amazing”. Please visit:

Our thanks to Ivan Yates for facilitating a hugely important discussion on older people and housing on @PatKennyNT. Here, ALONE CEO @SeanMoynihan_ outlines the urgency of considering older people in housing policy. Listen back to the full interview:

We've presented our Pre-Budget 2026 asks on behalf of older people across Ireland at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development. A summary document is available at:

Coming up at 11:00 ALONE CEO Seán Moynihan speaks to @welfare_ie & @DeptRCDGon matters relating to our Pre-budget Submission asks to support older people to age at home. watch live