The charity's Head of Communications Catherine Cox said family carers were the bedrock of care and support and said the past two years have been particularly tough for them.
She said carers on low incomes were bearing the brunt of exceptionally high inflation, including a rapid rise in the cost of food and energy pushing them further below the poverty line. Ms Cox said that the awards are about recognising the work that family carers do behind closed doors.Ms Cox said:"They care for loved ones at home, whether it's a child, an adult or an elderly parent or relative and they do it out of love for the person they are caring for, so it is such a crucial role in our society.""Respite is a bigger challenge than ever," she said.
At the ceremony today, Colette O'Shea from Lisnagry, Limerick was named Netwatch Family Carer of the Year.She also cares for her three children, one of whom also has extra medical needs.
The cost of EU sanctions against Russia gone very badly wrong and thousands of eastern Europen spongers crisis, you mean? I'd say they're gonna need funding, And all printed.
Their GoFundMe link MotorNeuroneDisease Dementia charliebird49 IMNDA dementiaireland
Amazing how there's apparently no end of money available to fund 'asylum seekers' like in East Wall and Carlingford but there's nothing extra for these Irish women who spend their lives as carers and have extreme difficulty making ends meet through no fault of their own. 😬
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