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Family Carers Ireland is a registered charity (number CHY 10962) and a company limited by guarantee, emerging from the coming together of two long standing charities of over 25 years – The Carers Association and Caring for Carers in 2016. The merger brings the best of both charities together whilst broadening the range of services and supports to family carers and giving one national voice to represent fairness for carers.

The formation of Family Carers Ireland represents a very significant and positive milestone for Ireland’s approximately 200,000 family carers.
The Carers Association and Caring for Carers Ireland have come together to form one stronger, dedicated, carer-centred organisation. Stronger than the sum of its parts. The merged organisation, Family Carers Ireland, is sustainable and in a better position to support, lobby for and advocate on behalf of Ireland’s family carers.
The merged organisation will continue to provide existing services offered by both Caring for Carers Ireland and The Carers Association and will strive to develop new support based on family carers needs. These include training, support services, home care support, respite weekend breaks, nurse-led clinics, a dedicated helpline for family carers and assistance with legal/mediation services. The new organisation will be “owned” by local carer groups, and looks forward to working with and supporting all family carers across Ireland for many years to come!

Already represented in hundreds of communities across Ireland, Family Carers Ireland's membership continues working to grow stronger in empowering family carers.

Membership Provides:

*a strong representative voice that informs and influences Government policy relating to home-based family care
*a network at local and national level which can assist members who encounter problems or who need advice
*information from your closest carers’ resource centre about services, carer group meetings and activities
*subscription to our ‘Take Care’ newsletter with updates on the latest news, upcoming events and training opportunities
*supports for all family carers

We know that most caring families operate on a very tight household budget. That is why we have negotiated with businesses around Ireland to bring members special offers and discounts on useful goods and services. The full description of which is on our website www.familycarers.ie