The impact of retirement on the lives of older adults is the focus of the latest wave of research from recently published The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, supported by Irish Life.

Older people who go to church tend to have better mental health and a bigger social network, it has emerged.

Volunteering and socialising not only help to keep age-related illnesses at bay, they also increase your levels of happiness, says Margaret Jennings.

Falls, traditionally associated with old age, are very much a feature of middle-age, particularly among women, new research has found.

Margaret Jennings says most of us are aware of the benefits of a good diet as we age, but physical activity and social engagement are crucial for wellbeing too.

A new study has found strong links between irregular heartbeat and unexplained falls in the elderly, and has also shown a link between depression in older people and syncopal episodes or blackouts.

Ireland’s so-called squeezed middle is getting older, with some people in their mid-50s and older providing financial assistance to their elderly parents, as well as their own children.

The country’s trolley crisis could be eased significantly if more hospitals opened five-day clinics and help prevent older people from falls, according to a researcher.

The quality of life for people over 50 in Ireland keeps improving until they are in their late 70, a study has found.

Private patients are losing out when it comes to being treated for high blood pressure — they are significantly less likely to be on medication to control it than those with medical cards, research has found.

More than a third of over-50s in Ireland are obese, a major report on ageing has revealed.

More than a third of over-50s in Ireland are obese, a major new report on ageing has revealed.

THEY may hope to have property and other possessions to pass on but a group of Ireland’s over-50s have already left possibly their most valuable legacy in a test tube.

ONE in five people aged 50 and older in Ireland have experienced depression but only 11% have been treated for the condition by a health professional, an expert on ageing revealed yesterday.

A STUDY launched yesterday will lift the lid on ageing in persons with an intellectual disability in Ireland for the first time.

IRELAND’S first Centre of Excellence for Successful Ageing is to use pioneering technology to boost older people’s quality of life.