Family Carers Ireland is inviting family carers from across the country to attend one of six upcoming public meetings ‘Carers in Crisis: Ending the Postcode Lottery’ which will take place over the coming weeks.
These events aim to highlight the postcode lottery family carers experience in accessing essential supports and will identify local issues that must be prioritised for action by our elected representatives who have also been invited.
All meetings will take place from 11am until 1pm (with lunch provided) and will include an overview of Family Carers Ireland’s call for a Carers Guarantee, talks from two local family carers about their experience of accessing supports and an open floor discussion involving carers and elected representatives on priority local issues that must be acted on.
Please see dates, venues and registration details below.
Mid and South West
Venue:
South Court Hotel, Raheen, Co. Limerick, V94 E77X
Time:
11am-1pm (registration from 10:30am)
Counties:
Limerick, Cork, Kerry, Clare, North Tipperary
Registration:
Limerick: limericksupport@familycarers.ie 061 310434
Cork & Kerry: pcox@familycarers.ie 021 4806397
Clare & North Tipperary: claresupport@familycarers.ie 065 6866515
West and North West
Date:
May 10th 2019
Venue:
Ard Rí House Hotel, Miltown Road (N17), Tuam, Co. Galway, H54 V267
Time:
11am-1pm (registration from 10:30am)
Counties:
Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal
Registration:
Galway & Mayo: galwaysupport@familycarers.ie 093 70022
Sligo, Leitrim & Donegal: smccaffrey@familycarers.ie 071 9143123
South East
Date:
May 13th 2019
Venue:
Hotel Kilkenny, College Road, Kilkenny
Time:
11am-1pm (registration from 10:30am)
Counties:
Kilkenny, Carlow, Waterford, Wexford, South Tipperary
Registration:
Kilkenny & Carlow: mwalsh@familycarers.ie 056 7721424
Waterford: jfarrell@familycarers.ie 051 872626
Wexford: seccleston@familycarers.ie 053 9140511
South Tipperary: rmolloy@familycarers.ie 052 6170454
Greater Dublin
Date:
May 17th 2019
Venue:
Ashling Hotel, Parkgate Street, Dublin 8, D08 P38N
Time:
11am-1pm (registration from 10:30am)
Counties:
Dublin, Wicklow, Kildare
Registration:
Dublin & Wicklow: mfitzsimons@familycarers.ie 01 6705976
North Dublin: jmillman@familycarers.ie 01 6705976
Kildare: mlally@familycarers.ie 01 6705976
North East
Date:
May 27th 2019
Venue:
Four Seasons Hotel & Leisure Club Monaghan, Coolshannagh, Co. Monaghan, H18 Y220
Time:
11am-1pm (registration from 10:30am)
Counties:
Monaghan, Cavan, Louth
Registration:
Monaghan, Cavan & Louth: bfinnegan@familycarers.ie 042 9740423
Midlands
Date:
June 10th 2019
Venue:
Bloomfield House Hotel, Belvedere, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, N91 HP8E
Time:
11am-1pm (registration from 10:30am)
Counties:
Longford, Westmeath, Meath, Laois, Offaly, Roscommon
Registration:
Longford, Westmeath & Meath: cheffernan@familycarers.ie 044 9347922
Laois & Offaly: bwogan@familycarers.ie 057 9322920
Roscommon: bdowling@familycarers.ie 090 6627698