New horizons at 60: it's never too late to change careers

Colette Sheridan speaks to experts to find out about taking the big step, and meets actor (and one-time Morbeg) Dominic Moore, who recently retrained as a humanist celebrant

Dominic Moore: actor and puppeteer is making a new way for himself as a humanist celebrant. Picture: Janice O'Connell of F22 Photography

A job for life is nearly as obsolete as the fax machine with more and more people switching careers, sometimes in mid-life or even at 60. 

Dr Eddie Murphy, clinical psychologist and assistant professor at UCD School of Psychology, says that “reinventing yourself can be very empowering.