Sage Advocacy

08/06/2026

Stay in Control of your Money to prevent abuse Know the ‘Warning Signs of Financial Abuse’ and ‘Stay in Control of your Money’ – those are the messages of a new awareness drive to prevent financial abuse. The initiative led by Safeguarding Ireland highlights what to watch out for and top t...

29/05/2026

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

We also support Vulnerable Adults and Health Care Patients in certain situations where no other services are able to assist.

Our work, on behalf of the people we support, is independent of family, service providers and system interests. The service is free of charge and confidential.

If you need our support, please get in touch. We'd be happy to hear from you.

Get in Touch With Our Information & Support Service
📞 01 536 7330
📨 [email protected]
💻 https://sageadvocacy.ie/

20/05/2026

📫 Community is about reaching out with compassion, staying connected and sending love to each other. An Post will ensure free delivery of all card and letter mail posted to and from residents of Nursing and Care homes in the State until December 31st 2026.

You can avail of this service by following these steps:

📨 Write FREEPOST where the stamp would normally go
📨 An Post will carry cards, letters and packages weighing up to 1KG without a postage stamp
📨 You must include your own return address on all mail to use the FreePost service
📨 This initiative is valid for mail sent to and from the Republic of Ireland

Read more here, https://www.anpost.com/Community/Free-postage-to-Care-Homes

19/05/2026

Safeguarding Ireland have launched their guide 'Staying in Control. A guide to staying in control of your money, benefits and assets'.

🔗 Access the Plain English Guide here,https://safeguardingireland.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/6834-SIC-Plain-English-Summary-A5-v10B-FINAL.pdf

"The best way to keep your money safe is to stay in control of it. If you don’t have control of your own money, you could be at risk of financial abuse. This guide provides advice on how you can keep control of your money and property – and avoid financial abuse...
..This is especially important for adults who may have frailty, dementia, an acquired brain injury, a serious illness or a disability. In this guide, useful contacts are on pages 12-14 and words that are written in bold are explained on page 15."

Safeguarding Ireland promotes safeguarding of adults to protect them from all forms of abuse by persons, organisations and institutions and to deliver a national plan for promoting their welfare.

14/05/2026

Revenue is hosting an over 65s "All you need to know about tax" event
Revenue will be hosting information sessions for people over the age of 65 in May and June. The sessions will be held in Dublin, Kilkenny and Limerick. You must register in advance of attending.

The information sessions will cover a wide range of topics such as:
▪️ Capital Acquisitions Tax (CAT)
▪️ Pay As You Earn (PAYE)
▪️ Income Tax
▪️ Local Property Tax (LPT)
▪️ Capital Gains Tax
▪️ The Law Society of Ireland
▪️ The Department of Social Protection.

The information sessions will run from Tuesday 19 May to Thursday 4 June 2026, featuring separate morning and afternoon sessions.

Access the link for the full timetable of events, https://www.revenue.ie/en/news/articles/revenue-over65s-event.aspx

📩 To register for any of these sessions, please call 01 6474497 or email [email protected].

This page refers to Revenue's over 65s "All you need to know about tax" event

20/04/2026

🎤 Giving Voice to the Voiceless: Tim Dalton on Advocacy, Rights & Aging

In this episode of the Sage Advocacy Podcast, we’re joined by Tim Dalton, board member of Sage Advocacy and former Secretary General of Ireland’s Department of Justice and Equality.

Tim reflects on a lifetime spent working in justice, human rights and humanitarian causes, and explains why independent advocacy is vital for older people and vulnerable adults.

From financial abuse and lost decision‑making power to the impact of Ireland’s Assisted Decision‑Making Capacity legislation, this conversation highlights the importance of listening, dignity, and ensuring every person’s voice is heard.

🎧 Listen Now:

Sage Advocacy | Sage Advocast · Episode

23/03/2026

New Podcast Episode: Respecting Choice – Rethinking Capacity, Care, and Human Rights.

How do we balance keeping people safe with respecting their right to make decisions?
In the latest Sage Advocast, host Angie Mezzetti speaks with solicitor Martina Larkin, Legal Support Unit Lead at Sage Advocacy, about Ireland’s Assisted Decision‑Making (Capacity) Act. They explore:
✔ Why capacity is always presumed
✔ The duty to provide communication supports (extra time, visual aids, yes/no boards)
✔ How Enduring Powers of Attorney and Advance Healthcare Directives give you a voice in future care
✔ Why “protecting” someone can never mean taking away their rights

This is essential listening for anyone supporting older people, working in care, or planning their own healthcare and financial wishes.

🎧 Listen now: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2etKr79Fx38SkbjDbGPlIW

18/03/2026

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16/03/2026

The UK’s agreement to disregard payments under Ireland’s Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme for means-tested benefits is a major victory for Irish survivors living in Britain.

After years of advocacy by survivors and campaigners, the promised introduction of Philomena’s Law will ensure that survivors living in the UK can receive redress without being financially penalised.

Thank you to the strength and resolve of Philomena Lee and all persons and groups who persevered in their two year campaign on behalf of survivors.

📣Our campaign for Philomena's Law has achieved a major victory today
At a summit in Cork, the British government announced it would introduce a new law ensuring applicants to Ireland's Mother & Baby Institutions Payment Scheme living in Britain won't lose their means-tested benefits.

This comes two years into our campaign to secure Philomena's Law and is a landmark achievement.

Thank you to everyone who has been involved in the campaign, especially those groups providing support to survivors: London Irish Centre, Fréa, Coventry Irish Society, icap, Luton Irish Forum

Thank you also to Liam Conlon for Beckenham & Penge for engaging with and listening to survivors and driving the campaign in Parliament.

Survivors will no longer find themselves financially penalised for accepting the redress they are due in recognition of the abuse and trauma they experienced.

Read more here: https://www.irishinbritain.org/news/philomenas-law-to-be-introduced

11/03/2026

A JOB LESS ORDINARY

Would you like to work in a role where your efforts and skills ensure that the voices of older people, and people who may be vulnerable, are heard and acted on?

Sage Advocacy is hiring in a number of key roles across Ireland, with applications open until 5pm March 13th & 20th, 2026.
Visit https://lnkd.in/esiKEU-W for full details of how to apply and to access the detailed job & person guides.