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FIVE OLDER PEOPLE in Dublin are set to get tattoos tomorrow in a bid to raise money for charity and to fight ageism.
Alone, the charity that supports older people at home, has teamed up with Dublin tattoo company The Ink Factor to run the ‘Bucket Lister’ project.
For the past four weeks, the charity has released videos introducing each individual, who are all Alone tenants, which outline their motivations for getting inked.
One tenant who is taking part in the event, 66-year-old Tom McArdle, became homeless a number of years ago after his relationship of almost 30 years ended.
“To cut a long story short, I ended up homeless. I had this idea that, well, if life is going to be like this I might as well be back on the drink,” McArdle said in his video.
However, he said that “faith or destiny stepped in” and he managed to get into a detox programme. During this time he also made contact with Alone, who secured a home for him.
“I do have to say that only for them I do not know where I would be now because my time in rehabilitation was coming to an end. Looking back I don’t know where I would have been … I’d safely say I would probably have been back drinking,” he said.
Only for Alone and the chance they gave me for a new life. The person that I am now is a totally different person to the one that you would have seen a little over four years ago.
A nature-lover, McArdle has made the decision to get a tattoo of a bee tomorrow.
“I’m curious. It’s curiousity to see how it will turn out. The pain, that doesn’t bother me. Pain is just a part of life anyway. I’m looking forward to having it done …but somewhere inconspicuous,” he said.
‘They’re still doing something new’
Explaining the idea behind the event, Alone CEO Sean Moynihan said that part of the reason the charity chose to host this event was to “show that even though people are older … they’re still doing something new, still learning something new”.
He said the project helps fight ageism and has given the participants the opportunity to express themselves creatively with their choice of tattoo.
In some ways, these people are standing up for their generation and saying we’re still here, we’re still participating and we’re happy to do new things and learn new things.
Open to the public, the event takes place at 1pm at The Ink Factory on Wellington Quay tomorrow.
The Ink Factory has called on the public to support the project and help raise €10,000, which will go directly to Alone’s services.
“We have to support those older people in our community, especially those who are going through some hardships or difficult times,” Moynihan said.
Online donations to support the project can be made here.
Those who have concerns about their wellbeing or the wellbeing of other older people in the community can contact Alone at 01 679 1032 or via its website.
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Fathered a child = heinous crime. Fiddled a child = let’s say no more about it. Catholic Church 2017
Don’t think Irish Catholics were “profoundly upset” by Bishop Casey being a dad at all…..
@John003: it was more the embezzling of the money that irritated me.
@john Appleseed: well said
@john Appleseed: I think it was the beginning of the end for the Catholic Church as we knew it in Ireland. If a bishop like Casey could do that then we were able to believe all the other revelations that followed. The Catholic Church might see what he did as harmful but I think he unwittingly did a lot of good.
@john Appleseed:
Nail on the Head John…absolutely disgusting
I think that’s what irritated them the most too
It beggars belief doesn’t it? “Bishop has a child with a consenting adult and steals money” is profoundly disturbing to the the head honchos of Catholic Ireland, but sexually and physically abusing children and leaving them with indelible psychological scarring gets brushed under the carpet. I believe in God but the Catholic Church has proven itself to be a dark, twisted and corrupt organisation with no regard for anyone outside its chosen members. Just like our government. The Lord between us and all harm.
One priest/bishop father’s a child and gets posted to a hell hole in the third world. Another priest molests numerous children and gets moved to another comfortable parish. Priorities are clear.
@Paul Mac Court: Don’t you mean that they are spirited away to another comfortable parish. Ir is all divine intervention or smoke and mirrors with them bouyo’s
@Paul Mac Court: Eamonn Casey wasn’t ‘posted to a hell hole in the third world.’ He chose to go and serve as a missionary priest in a remote area of Peru. He could have chosen to work in the USA or some other economically developed country, and in fact served in an English parish after finishing his stint in Peru.
Keeping his head down more like in a far away place
Once again putting the institution (church) before the welfare of his son and his mother. Somethings never change even after all the revelations.
@Jimmy McCarthy: they attempt to balance every wrong done by clerics with a eulogy on all the good deeds done.
But if you dont follow their rules there’s no balance sheet.
You’re bound for hell.
@Jimmy McCarthy: Thousands of Irishmen are guilty of same crime as Bishop Casey. They put their own welfare and position above that of their children by not living up to their responsibilities. They stood idly by and let women
and children suffer in bell holes like Magdalene Laundries and so called Mother and Baby Homes.
@Philip Howlin: Yep all those immaculate conceptions. Where were the fathers. Some of them moved to another parish. No love for fallen women.
On this day 2013 http://www.dailyedge.ie/good-news-you-can-now-change-your-mind-about-thejournal-ie-comments-911407-May2013/
Yesterday http://www.dailyedge.ie/journal-comments-section-changes-3-3288669-Mar2017/
RIP comments section
Any sign of Annie and/or Len’s son?
@Markonline: crying emoji face
Had to get the dig in… Of course when O’Connell kicked it they basically rewrote history for his eulogy…
The church needs to learn that moder society doesn’t give a toss about the “sins”. It’s their crimes that we have a problem with.
Why do RTE keep calling him ‘Bishop’ when he hasn’t been Bishop for 25 years??
@EvieXVI: once a bishop, always a bishop unless defrocked.
@Kieran O’dwyer: he was kind of defrosted though…
@EvieXVI: *defrocked* even!
@EvieXVI: once a bishop always…..,
No, defrosted is what he was. Got warm and loved a woman.
Cases actions – or lack of them in some cases, were pretty upsetting for his son while growing up. The church in their PR spinning, is always all too willing to gloss over that fact conveniently.
He’s human.
@Michael McGuinness: So was Stalin, Hitler and Churchill?
Bishop Casey was not a bad man but a good one there are priests and nuns out there who raped young boys and girls who were in their care shame on them some of those victims never got justice()
Michael Cleary was worse. He denied ,on his death bed, that he fathered a child.
@Each Way Thief: Father Jack has video evidence.
Where does the torture and rape if small children fit in with those who “preach the gospel?” You just have to hand it the Catholic Church, the bs is never ending.
@Laura Mulcahy: Is that the one with the big white dog that is always flying lol.
Removed from office for having a normal human relationship. That’s what the RC church is most afraid of. Women. Girls, you’re the biggest threat there is to the dead stale corpses who call themselves priests and christians
Suffering?? Caused by the Birth of his Son!! Has nothing Changed? What an Awful thing to say at His Funeral! Appalling! RIP Eamon! God Bless His Son!
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