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Alone is also calling for a plan to help older people rebuild their confidence and reintegrate into society, said Mr Moynihan. He added that a strategy to deal with loneliness, the right to homecare, digital training, and more community supports were needed. “People want to age at home, we need to create choices [to achieve this].” Poverty was another major issue facing older people. My Moynihan said home repairs or appliance replacements were the third most common issue people ring Alone about. “If anything happens, like Covid, increases in energy prices, increases in transpor...

Human Rights Watch Madam Chair, Distinguished Delegates, First let me thank you for the opportunity to address you on behalf of the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights of Poland and on behalf of group of 51 stakeholders, including 14 national human rights institutions and 37 civil society organizations from many different parts of the globe. Our institutions and organizations are of the firm view that a comprehensive, binding international instrument would provide the strongest protection for the rights of older persons. Following discussions at the previous sessions of the UN OEWGA, ...

Online banking: Are we getting less but paying more? Revamped bank apps add extra layer of complexity for many customers as fees go up about 9 hours ago Are consumers jumping to use online banking or are they being pushed? Photograph: iStock Your Web Browser may be out of date. If you are using Internet Explorer 9, 10 or 11 our Audio player will not work properly.   Branch closures, increased fees, and now the banks have launched revamped banking apps which may offer less service than before. Yes, the advent of new smartphone apps is the latest move towards digitalisation among Ireland’s...

Award-winning Leitrim distillery partners with Tesco during Covid-19 Reporter: ');  '); As the country marks the one-year milestone since the first Covid-19 national restrictions were introduced; Tesco Ireland looks back on a year like no other. Whilst the pandemic has affected all industries, the impact on grocery retail has been extraordinary. In the last 12 months, over 13,000 Tesco colleagues have worked tirelessly to serve customers and communities across Ireland. Since March, Tesco has worked hard to maintain a safe shopping environment for colleagues and customers: 391 individual ha...

What is it that makes the upcoming NBI partnership so important for Ireland? For those of us who have access to great broadband, it’s easy to sometimes forget that there are so many communities in rural Ireland that are underserved or not served at all in this regard. Things those of us with good connectivity take for granted, like accessing the internet for work, online shopping, or simply to just enjoy everyday life and download or stream our favourite movie or series whether it’s on Sky or Netflix. The NBI scheme is so important because it finally connects us all and opens up new busin...