Applicants Experiences

Many thanks to you and all the team

I will never forget you all for your kindness

Before it is too late let me say a big thank you to Caranua

thanks to your kindness I am in a decent place for the first time in my life

How are things at Caranua at the moment? I know that many people I am in contact with are very happy for the help and support they have received and the way that the staff have been treating them makes them feel as real people and as far as I am concerned Caranua are...

My case worker Natalya was very personable, compassionate, understanding and attentive to my individual needs. All other staff there that I came in contact with by phone, were always very kind and helpful.

Leanne treated and spoke to me so nice every time we spoke.

Geraldine has been consistently patient caring and helpful and it was a pleasure to communicate with her."

empathy, consideration, advise, guidance and assistance you have continuously provided to me. over the past two years.

Since we began our time with Caranua, a very courteous and helpful lady called Natalya was wonderful.

First of all I want to take this opportunity in thanking Caranua for all the help they are giving me. Being an x survivor, it can be a very lonely life.

I'm Jim and I'm 73 years of age and I'd like to share my experience of CARANUA with you. To any survivor who thinks to himself/herself "sure they won't help me", let me put your mind at rest, by getting in touch you have nothing to lose. As a survivor who has had...

My Advisor Adrian is a fantastic gentleman and is most helpful in all my concerns, he listens and he has the manner of which I wished I was blessed with, makes me feel I am the only survivor that gets attention. He is a very special person in my life at present and I...

I would like to thank all at Caranua for the great work you are doing on behalf of all who were abused in the schools of Ireland.

I wish to thank and congratulate team Caranua, for their fantastic work in helping survivors of abuse in residential care homes and semi-state run institutions a very long time ago – but it can never be forgotten.

My name is Carmel and I am writing to tell you how happy I am to have been in touch with Caranua who have been so kind and generous to me got in touch with Caranua after my husband saw it mentioned on TV3’s Ireland AM. I rang Caranua who sent me out an application...

My name is Simon. I am 57 years of age. I would like to say thank you to the Caranua team for all the help and support that they have given me to date.

To all Survivors contacting Caranua: As a Survivor I want to express from my heart my deepest appreciations and thanks to all the people working at Caranua…

My early suspicions of Caranua stirred up all kinds of emotions and debate, especially of being a regional ‘chairman’ of a very prominent ‘survivor group’ as well as other positions held.

You may find it hard to get in contact with Caranua but let me put your mind at ease, it was one of the best moves of my life because I got to know one of the best human beings in my life, Patrick Cleary. He is the best Advisor in the world, and has changed my life so...

I would like to forward my thanks to Caranua and in particular to my adviser Natalya. Over the last months Natalya has been more than an adviser to me. She has shown kindness, support, and above all else respect to me regarding my application to Caranua. I cannot...

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to everyone at Caranua.

Thank you so much for all that you have done to make my life more comfortable in my home. One could not have wished for anything better, we might have had a bad start in life through no fault of ours, being brought up in an Institution, but now at least we have been...

I decided to post this feed back as sometimes it’s easier to offer complaints, and forget to recognise when things are good; take the time and effort to acknowledge the good work done by Caranua and their staff. Like most of us, I had my reservations and like most of...

I would like to thank Caranua for all they have done for my mam who suffers from dementia.

I would to thank Caranua for their wonderful help in regarding my educational fees while studying for my exams in college.

My interaction with Caranua has been a hugely positive experience.

The Advisor I worked with at Caranua, Natalya, was superb, nothing was too much trouble for her.

I was very happy with the service I received, everyone was very helpful and very friendly from start to finish.

I have had a very positive experience in dealing with Caranua.

Caranua to me is all about the people who work there and I have been assigned a very compassionate gentleman called Ronan.

I’m just writing to tell you and all involved in Caranua, how very grateful we are to all of you, but especially you Patrick as you have been assigned my husband Danny’s Advisor.

My experience with Caranua has been very positive.

I would like to thank my Advisor Karen for her help and guidance in my application to Caranua.

"I went through the different stages of the application process and dealt with a number of people in Caranua. I found Julie Anne and Lucy very good and my Advisor, Patrick, was extremely helpful. "My Advisor was very helpful and brought me through the process. I...

“I would like to thank Caranua for the great support they have given me. I expect we were all very nervous about asking for help and not being very learned on how to go about it. “It took a while to get things working, and I was passed on to a very kind lady who took...

“I wish to thank Caranua for the assistance I have received from the fund. All of my dealings with your staff have been positive, user friendly, professional, compassionate and fair. "I have had two requests turned down, and many requests have been allowed. But then...

“I live in Australia. My experience with Caranua has been very positive. The application process took quite a bit of time, but once I was assigned an Advisor, my needs were addressed promptly in a courteous and professional manner. "Despite the time difference, my...