Niall Horan has said it is "a real pleasure to help" ALONE after it was announced that he has donated €100,000 to help the support organisation for older people.
"Through interactions with the Irish government and HSE about critical and immediate support that Ireland needed, I found out that ALONE was a charity doing fantastic work looking after older people all over the country," said the singer-songwriter.
"With greater support they will be able to reach so many more - always a priority but especially during this unprecedented crisis. It's a real pleasure to help such a great cause."
Welcoming the donation, ALONE said it "will help to ensure that ALONE's services have the financial support they need to continue and develop further into the future".
"Our message throughout this period to every older person has been 'You are not alone'," said CEO Sean Moynihan. "We would like to thank Niall for helping us to continue to make this a reality and support older people across Ireland.
"At the moment we are putting huge resources into keeping the national COVID-19 phone line for older people operating and ensuring that older people have the emotional and practical supports they need to get through this crisis. We want to ensure that the support we provide, which has proven so vital over the last few weeks, can continue after the crisis is over. It is supporters like Niall that help to make this happen."
ALONE can be contacted on 0818 222 024, 8:00am to 8:00pm seven days a week). For more, and to donate, see: www.alone.ie.
