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Fri, 29 May, 2020
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Wed, 29 Apr, 2020
People need to “cop on” and help protect those most at risk of serious illness if they catch Covid-19, according to Age Action.
Sun, 15 Mar, 2020
Mon, 09 Mar, 2020
The HSE says research suggests immediate family members are most likely to be responsible for this type of abuse.
Wed, 31 Jul, 2019
The report was made to gardaí after regular withdrawals from the man’s financial accounts were noticed by a relative.
Tue, 14 May, 2019
Increased corporation tax revenues should be used to fund a new €100m Fair Deal scheme for home care, a report has recommended.
Mon, 25 Jun, 2018
Carers who provide home help to elderly people should be required to have a minimum level of training.
The public has been warned to brace for an “exceptional” snow event from tomorrow afternoon that will ravage the country for a number of days and bring with it 110km gale force winds and thunderstorms.
Wed, 28 Feb, 2018
The Government has been urged to ‘show us the money’ and resolve years of pension discrimination against women, punished for taking time out of work to raise their children.
Fri, 19 Jan, 2018
Staying in touch with your grandchildren at Christmas has never been easier thanks to fast-evolving mobile technology, writes Margaret Jennings.
Fri, 22 Dec, 2017
It will take “two to three years” before home care is regulated to protect vulnerable older people, an official from the Department of Health said yesterday.
Thu, 16 Nov, 2017
The cost of fixing the pensions discrimination scandal next year would be some €363m, the Dáil heard, but leaving the gap in payments for older people is “cruel, callous and unconstitutional”.
Thu, 19 Oct, 2017
A national campaign to help stamp out financial abuse of vulnerable adults gets under way today against a backdrop of a 44% rise in the number of alleged cases.
Mon, 16 Oct, 2017
The Taoiseach has warned the banks to repay the thousands of people they wrongly took off tracker mortgages and apologise. However, Leo Varadkar said as far as he is concerned, the deadline for the repayment and apology was “yesterday”.
Sat, 14 Oct, 2017
An 80-year-old widow who takes in a student lodger to help her feel more secure at home has accused the Government of putting pensioners on a waiting list.
Tue, 10 Oct, 2017
The Government is being urged to tackle growing poverty levels among pensioners.
Wed, 20 Sep, 2017
A weekly rise of €5 in State pensions; a reversal of cuts made in 2012; and an increase in home help hours are among the demands being made on behalf of older people by Age Action.
Fri, 15 Sep, 2017
The push to increase the eligibility age for the state pension to 70 is gaining ground despite fears it will force older people into poverty if they can’t keep working the extra years.
Thu, 14 Sep, 2017
A manhunt has been launched for two men who broke into a pensioner's home in Co Louth after claiming to be gardaí.
Fri, 01 Sep, 2017
Civil rights campaigners say they are seeking clarity around the mandatory use of the public services card as the Government confirmed it will be required to secure passports in future.
Tue, 29 Aug, 2017
The Government is seeking ways to get elderly people to give up their empty nests and downsize, thereby helping to alleviate the housing crisis.
Sat, 22 Jul, 2017
The Citizens’ Assembly is to tell the Government to abolish mandatory retirement ages, eliminate the time gap between retirement and eligibility for the old age pension, and to link that pension to average earnings.
Mon, 10 Jul, 2017
There is concern that elderly people are being frightened by threats of fines for mixing up their recycling bins.
Sat, 08 Jul, 2017
A report on nursing home charges published today says older people and their families are being stopped from accessing nursing homes under the Fair Deal scheme because of additional charges.
Thu, 06 Jul, 2017
Additional charges imposed on older people and their families under the Fair Deal scheme stop some from accessing nursing home care.
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The good thing about having an ageing population is that it could prompt us to reimagine the future, writes Clodagh Finn.
Sat, 10 Jun, 2017
The Citizens’ Assembly is meeting this weekend to consider how best to respond to the challenges and opportunities of an ageing population.
The landmark first examination of a revised junior cycle English course was deemed appropriate by teachers after it was taken by most of this year’s 62,000 Junior Certificate students.
Thu, 08 Jun, 2017
A former wartime wireless operator has become Ireland’s top silver surfer.
Wed, 29 Mar, 2017
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.
Wed, 08 Mar, 2017
For every little hatted smoothie bottle bought, Innocent donates to Age Action’s care and repair programme, writes Margaret Jennings.
Fri, 03 Mar, 2017
There are more 65-year-olds on Jobseeker's Benefit than at any other age, according to a leading charity.
Thu, 23 Feb, 2017
Thousands of pensioners have been left out of pocket as a result of eligibility changes brought in by the last government.
Thu, 09 Feb, 2017
Christmas FM has announced that it has exceeded all previous fundraising targets by raising more than €360,000 for Focus Ireland this year.
Tue, 10 Jan, 2017
The Health Service Executive’s €14bn budget is unlikely to make any serious headway in alleviating difficulties in the health service, Fianna Fáil’s health spokesman Billy Kelleher claimed yesterday.
Thu, 15 Dec, 2016
Christmas FM returns to the airwaves at lunchtime today, playing continuous Christmas classics right up to December 25.
Mon, 28 Nov, 2016
Age Action has called for the scrapping of mandatory retirement clauses which it said forced workers out of their jobs and facilitated ageism.
Fri, 25 Nov, 2016
Sat, 05 Nov, 2016
Thu, 03 Nov, 2016
An 83-year-old former lecturer and human resources manager has said the modest payback he is being offered in Budget 2017 will go straight on his six grandchildren.
Tue, 11 Oct, 2016
Deaf rights campaigners have pleaded for official recognition for Irish Sign Language to help prevent more tragedies such as the lonely deaths of brothers Daniel and William McCarthy.
Thu, 06 Oct, 2016
Update: 6.05pm ALONE, the charity that supports older people to age at home, is urging older people who may be feeling lonely or isolated not to be afraid to ask for the help.
Wed, 05 Oct, 2016
Fri, 30 Sep, 2016
Ciara Skelly, 21, was born with epilepsy, autism, and cerebral palsy.
Wed, 28 Sep, 2016
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