Sage Advocacy

23/09/2026

Positive Ageing Week is taking place from 25 September to 2 October 2026.

Dublin City Council Libraries support positive ageing by providing welcoming spaces, engaging activities, accessible services and extensive collections that encourage lifelong learning, wellbeing, literacy, creativity and social connection.

Events in Libraries for Positive Aging Week
▪️Ringsend Library: Chair Yoga, Tuesday 29 September at 11.00am
▪️Rathmines Library: Storms, Sunshine and Surprises with Joanna Donnelly, Wednesday 30 September at 11.00am
▪️Phibsboro Library: Chair Yoga, Thursday 01 October at 11.00am
▪️Ballyfermot Library: Copper Craft Workshop, Thursday 1 October at 11am
▪️Rathmines Library: Reminiscing in Rathmines, Thursday, 1 October at 2:30pm

For more information review the Dublin City website here,

Positive Ageing Week is taking place from 25 September to 2 October 2026.

16/09/2026

💼🔎 Work With Us

We're Hiring:
▪️ 1 Regional Advocate, Focused on Care Transitions in Dublin & Midlands
▪️ 1 Regional Advocate, Dublin & Southeast

Deadline has been extended to Wednesday, 23rd September, please visit our website for more information on how to apply: https://sageadvocacy.ie/join-us/

More information about the role locations:
Sage Advocacy operates across regional areas in Ireland mapped around the regional health areas.
▪️ The Dublin & Midlands health regions cover the following counties: Longford, Westmeath, Offaly, Laois, Kildare, and parts of Dublin South and Wicklow
▪️ The Dublin & Southeast health regions cover the following counties: Waterford, Wexford, Tipperary South, Kilkenny, Carlow, Wicklow and part of South Dublin

02/09/2026

Sage Advocacy was pleased to welcome the Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD, to its national headquarters in Dublin this week for a briefing to highlight the extent to which the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) legislation has impacted the organisation’s work.

Image 1 features Sage Advocacy Chair, Vice Admiral (Rtd.) Mark Mellett and Sage Advocacy CEO, Bibiana Savin.

02/09/2026

01/09/2026

The HSE Ireland South West is running six free information evenings across Kerry this September and October.

The main goal of these sessions is to give practical advice so people can live safely and independently at home for as long as possible.

Michael Cahillane, our Regional Advocate based in Kerry, will be in attendance and speaking about our services at each information evening.

Everyone is welcome to attend.
No booking is required.

All events start at 8pm at the following locations:
▪️1 September: Listowel Arms Hotel, The Square, Listowel, V31 V062
▪️15 September: RDI Hub, Killarney Road, Killorglin, V93 KP68
▪️29 September: Sacred Heart University, John St, Di**le, V92 V593
▪️13 October: Cahersiveen Social Services, The Parsonage, Caherciveen, V23 R726
▪️20 October: Killarney Heights Hotel, Cork Rd, Killarney, V93 XKR4
▪️22 October: Meadowlands Hotel, Oakpark, Tralee, V92 DC83

The project is a partnership between the HSE South West, Sage Advocacy and Healthy Age Friendly Homes.

01/09/2026

As a Regional Advocate, you'll provide independent advocacy during care transitions, champion the rights of older people and vulnerable adults, lead complex cases, and work with healthcare partners to identify and address systemic issues. Join us in making sure every voice is heard.

Take a look at our open positions, https://sageadvocacy.ie/join-us/

The closing date for applications is 5:00pm, on Wednesday, 9th September 2026.

25/08/2026

Sage Advocacy has experience in supporting people to have their voice heard and to express their wishes under the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015.

Sage ensures that people are assisted to be involved in decisions that affect them.

Our Service is Free, Confidential and Independent.

📝Free
You do not have to pay for our advocacy service.

📝Confidential
We keep what you tell us private.
There are some exceptions. For example, we may need to share information to keep someone safe, or if the law says we must.
We will explain these limits to you as clearly as we can.

📝Independent
We are separate from your family, your service and the organisations involved in decisions about you.

▪️ Phone: Calls can be made to 01 536 7330.
▪️ Email: Questions can be answered via [email protected].
▪️ Website: Referrals can be made at the link https://sageadvocacy.ie/make-a-referral/

Nothing about you / without you

19/08/2026

Everyone has the right to be free and to make their own choices. This means they can move around freely and cannot be kept somewhere or restricted without a good legal reason.

Our Service is Free, Confidential and Independent.

📝Free
You do not have to pay for our advocacy service.

📝Confidential
We keep what you tell us private.

There are some exceptions. For example, we may need to share information to keep someone safe, or if the law says we must.

We will explain these limits to you as clearly as we can.

📝Independent
We are separate from your family, your service and the organisations involved in decisions about you.

▪️ Phone: Calls can be made to 01 536 7330.
▪️ Email: Questions can be answered via [email protected].
▪️ Website: Referrals can be made at the link https://sageadvocacy.ie/make-a-referral/

Nothing about you / without you

18/08/2026

Bibiana Savin, CEO of Sage Advocacy, joined Kevin Greene over the phone to discuss our 2025 Annual Report which highlighted a 25% increase in demand for our services among others findings.

Sage Advocacy is the National Advocacy Service for Older People and Survivors of Institutional Abuse.

🎧 Listen back, https://www.mixcloud.com/AthloneCommunityRadio/athlone-today-kevin-greene-speaks-with-bibiana-savin-ceo-of-sage-advocacy/

Bibiana Savin, CEO of Sage Advocacy, joined Kevin Greene over the phone to discuss their 2025 Annual Report which highlighted a 25% increase in demand for their services among others findings. Sage Advocacy is the National Advocacy Service for Older People and Survivors of Institutional Abuse.

07/08/2026

📻 Vice Admiral (Rtd) Mark Mellett, Board Chair for Sage Advocacy, spoke with Marian Herriott from The Chat Show on Connemara Community Radio last week.

🎧 Listen back to the interview by clicking the video below.

nothing about you / without you