Event: National Grandparents Day

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Gran shares so much of my heart, says 10-year-old Emelia

PAULINE O’Regan was a bit of a media darling yesterday after being named as Grandparent of the Year at a ceremony in Dublin.

Fri, 23 Sep, 2011

Mandatory student community service ‘would address crisis in care for elderly’

WITH services for the elderly being curtailed or cut, Education Minister Ruairi Quinn has been called on to join forces with Social Inclusion Minister Joan Burton and introduce a community service “pay-back year” for third-level students.

Thu, 08 Sep, 2011

Former bus driver, 100, is grandparent of the year

A 100-year-old great-grandfather said today his family is worth all the money in the world as he was crowned Grandparent of the Year.

Thu, 23 Sep, 2010