Join us on Wednesday, 4th November for our next webinar!

📅 Date: Wednesday 4 November 2026

⏰ Time: 2:00 – 3:00pm (GMT)

🎤 Speaker: Dr Nikki Dunne

Family Carers Ireland’s State of Caring 2026 report gives a national picture of the experiences and challenges facing family carers in Ireland. Drawing on responses from almost 3,000 carers, it looks at the financial, practical, social and emotional realities of caring, including access to services and respite, transport, wellbeing and social connection.

This webinar focuses in on what the findings tell us about loneliness and isolation among family carers. Dr Dunne will explore how the intensity and duration of caring, limited opportunities for breaks, financial pressures and difficulties taking part in work and social life can all feed into loneliness. She will also look at what carers themselves say would make the biggest difference to their lives, and what that means for policy, services and future research on loneliness.

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About the Speaker: Dr Nikki Dunne

Dr Nikki Dunne is the Research Manager with Family Carers Ireland, the national charity supporting the estimated 620,000 family carers across the country. These carers look after loved ones including children or adults with physical or intellectual disabilities, frail older people, people with palliative care needs, and those living with chronic illness, mental ill-health or addiction.

Nikki leads the organisation’s programme of research and evaluation and manages a diverse range of qualitative and quantitative projects relating to family carers. She is particularly focused on building and coordinating research involvement and engagement among family carers, researchers and other stakeholders. Nikki has a PhD from the University of Edinburgh, where she was based at the Centre for Families and Relationships.