THE mother of a young boy with complex needs is calling for an increase to the carer’s allowance to help families fight the ...

Wicklow County Council has formally called on Finance Minister Simon Harris to exempt the carer’s allowance from income tax ...

Family Carers Ireland hosted the inaugural meeting of its new National Council of Family Carers on Saturday. The first of its kind in Ireland, the Council gives family carers across the country a ...

Thousands of carers are cutting back on food and heat to make ends meet while at the same time paying out privately for crucial equipment such as wheelchairs for their loved ones which should be ...

Carers Week 2026 launches today - stock photo(Image: Getty Images) Ireland's more than 600,000 carers will be honoured at more than 150 events nationwide over the ...

Family carers perform a critical role in providing support to loved ones like children or adults with additional needs, physical or intellectual disabilities, frail older people or those with ...

South East Technological University (SETU), in partnership with Family Carers Ireland (FCI), has been awarded additional funding to support family carers in higher education. The funding has been ...

MORE than 147,000 carers across Ireland will receive a €2,000 payment this week under the Government’s annual Carer’s Support Grant scheme. The Department of Social Protection is issuing the payments ...

The fuel crisis showed how quickly elderly and vulnerable people who need home care are forgotten when the loudest voices are shouting. The migration debate is the same, writes Joseph Musgrave An ...