Friendly Call News Today

CHRIS DUNNE chats to those involved in Friendly Call Cork - a free service offering a daily call to older people, or individuals who may feel lonely ...

As we continue our Volunteers of Cork series, we feature Teresa Stokes, of Gurranabraher who volunteers with Friendly Call service

Hosted by Cork City Partnership, through its SICAP (Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme) initiative, the talk was entitled A ...

In Pantami: Trials and Triumphs of a Digital Economy Maestro, the author chronicles the feats achieved by a highly unusual public official.

There were over 100 people in attendance at the event which took place in Millennium Hall at City Hall on Tuesday afternoon.

From the birth of their grandchild, to reunions with family during the pandemic, moving into a new home and the simplicity of sunny days... these ...

HALIFAX - Wendy Goodall moved from Ontario to the sprawling prairies of southern Saskatchewan two years ago. Then the COVID-19 pandemic shrank her world.

Concerns older people in Cork so used to cocooning, they are no longer leaving homes  Many elderly people have become so used to cocooning that they are no longer leaving their homes and are at risk from falls because of lack of exercise, the coordinator of a Friendly Call service has warned. Olivia Kelleher Many older people have become so used to cocooning that they are no longer leaving their homes and are at risk from falls because of lack of exercise, the coordinator of a Friendly Call se...

Many are just sitting in a chair, waiting for it to go away: The cost of Covid-19 on the elderly Loneliness, a lack of exercise and an absence of contact are just some of the issues older people have been dealing with as they struggle with the impact of Covid-19 Calls to services such as Friendly Call Cork and the nationwide senior helpline sharply increased this year. File picture: PA Sun, 13 Dec, 2020 - 12:36 Olivia Kelleher Many elderly people have become so used to cocooning that they are ...