They will face Hungary and Armenia this week before facing Portugal in October
Search
06 Sept 2025
Search
06 Sept 2025
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
Sixty family carers in Inoshowen are set to benefit from Care4Carers
A new initiative, which aims to support unpaid carers through personal development and mentoring, is set to be rolled out in Inishowen next year.
Care4Carers is a new tailor-made programme designed by Inishowen Development Partnership (IDP) and funded by the Department of Social Protection through the Dormant Accounts Action Plan 2024.
Sixty family carers are set to benefit from Care4Carers, which offers opportunities for those involved in informal unpaid caring to connect and reconnect into their local community and to feel valued.
Joint CEO of IDP Shauna McClenaghan welcomed the news of the funding.
She explained that Care4Carers has been specifically designed by IDP staff members who have identified the need to support unpaid and often under-valued home carers.
READ NEXT: Survey seeking views on how to make Buncrana better
SICAP team lead for IDP Sinead McDaid said they are delighted to get the programme over the line and work as already begun on planning how best to support the family carers.
“We aim to support 60 local families and carers throughout the course of this two-year programme, through personal development, mentoring, coaching and health & wellbeing initiatives,” stated Sinead.
“It is about connecting and creating opportunities for carers to gather and develop as well as feel supported and valued.
“We will be engaging with local employers to help provide valuable work experience and training in preparation for their next chapters.
Shauna explained that the successful funding application came about as a result of a lot of staff involvement through IDP’s SICAP Employment Support and Health and Wellbeing teams.
“Our staff have hands-on experience of working with this sector over the years and we will feel that Care4Carers will help empower and provide the practical supports required for carers to remain in or re-enter work and education.
“We look forward to seeing the results of the programme over the next two years,” added Shauna.
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
