Cuts to transport will effect the elderly and disabled – Kenny
Recent cuts to local transport services in Leitrim are having an adverse effect on elderly people and those with disabilities. That’s according to Sligo Leitrim General election candidate Martin Kenny. Deputy Kenny has added that the cuts amounted to an attack on the most vulnerable members of society. The Sinn…
Talks on wellbeing for the elderly to take place in Leitrim
A number of talks focusing on the health and wellbeing for older people is starting in Leitrim next month. ‘Wellbeing Wednesdays’ is a series of six talks – over six consecutive weeks- aimed at bringing older people together to develop social connections. The events will take place in the Bush…
Proposed Uber-style taxi could benefit elderly in north west
A not-for-profit organisation that works for the social inclusion of older people in rural areas says a proposed new Uber-style transport system would be of major benefit to areas in Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal. The call for the new transport service has come from Minister of State Jim Daly, who…
ALONE Donegal seeking volunteers for their telephone service
An organisation supporting elderly people is seeking volunteers for their telephone service in Donegal. ALONE Donegal has joined with the ‘The Good Morning’ telephone service and is seeking people to make calls to elderly people to ensure they are safe and well. There is also a ‘Befriending service which is…
Families desperately need more help in looking after elderly
A Leitrim councillor says more needs to be done to help families look after their elderly relatives in their own homes and in their own communities. Sinn Fein’s Brendan Barry says this should be done by more nursing home places being provided by the HSE. He also says that there’s…
UPDATED: Warnings and advice for Halloween
With Halloween tonight, the National Standards Authority of Ireland are warning parents to be on the look out for fake ‘CE marks’. The ‘CE Mark’ guarantess that products marketed at children are meeting Irish and International standards. However, some people produce fake marks which means that the product such as…
Concern over opening times of North Sligo centre attended by elderly
A Sligo councillor is claiming that elderly people who attend a centre in North Sligo have been told on a number of recent occasions that it will not be open on the morning they planned to go there. Sinn Fein Councillor Thomas Healy says many of the people who attend…