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The Carers Association Kilkenny will hold their Support Group Meeting at the Parish Centre, Loughboy on Thursday April 28 at 10.30am.

Walk off those Easter eggs and have a fun, family day out on Easter Monday, April 25, at the National Dog Walk in Athlone. The event is being held by Petmania to raise vital funds for The Carers Association’s work supporting voluntary family carers of loved ones who are elderly, seriously ill, people with disabilities, and children with special needs.

National Childminding Week will run from April 9 to 16 . The theme for this year’s event is ‘Learning is fun!’ and parents, childminders, and potential childminders are invited to join Galway City & County Childcare Committee in celebrating a week of enjoyable activities.

A west of Ireland charity which provides care and support to families affected by Alzheimer’s disease aims to raise €200,000 from its annual fundraiser on April 1.

In 2010 the Central Statistics Office estimated that Ireland could have as many as 274,000 family carers, an increase of almost 71 per cent on the number of carers counted in the last census in 2006. This would put the number of family carers in Westmeath now at 4,890.    

There has been a noticeable increase in the demand for qualified childcare professionals in Ireland and graduates now have a wider range of career options to choose from in the childcare sector including crèche, day nursery, playgroup, and Montessori; special needs assistant in classroom or day care centre; childcare professional or nanny at home or abroad; after-school care; and starting your own childcare business/home-based child-minder.

Ballina Family Resource Centre will be running a six-week programme for parents who are parenting alone. This programme will be held on Wednesday mornings 10am to 12 noon.

Following the success of Ireland’s first National Dog Walk, which raised €40,000 for The Carers Association last year, Petmania is asking dog owners to join them on Easter Monday, April 25, for this, the second annual event. The National Dog Walk will see walks starting from 13 of Petmania’s stores nationwide to raise vital funds for family carers. This year marks the first charity dog walk in Athlone with Petmania having opened its new store last year at Fernhill Garden Centre, Ballymahon Road.

Following the success of Ireland’s first National Dog Walk, which raised €40,000 for The Carers Association last year, Petmania is again asking dog owners to join them on Easter Monday, April 25, for the second annual event.

Castlebar based Fianna Fáil election candidate Lisa Chambers has said that if elected she will press for an emergency helpline for young carers. She told a meeting of carers in Castlebar that young carers should have 24 hour, seven day a week, access to ready help, advice, and support. Ms Chambers said that there are 3,000 carers under the age of 17 in the country, and in many cases they are carrying out their duties isolated and alone.