Organisation: Positive Ageing Week

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Young-at-heart hospice residents do ‘Macarena’ for Positive Ageing Week

Heart-warming footage of residents in a hospice breaking into an impromptu dance has gone viral online.

Tue, 04 Oct, 2016

Harnessing the power of experience and wisdom to prevent age discrimination

We need to tackle age discrimination and recognise the valuable contribution of older people, writes Bette Browne

Sat, 25 Oct, 2014

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

Hearing problems ignored for 15 years

Irish people will put up with poor hearing for up to 15 years before seeking help, it was claimed today.

Mon, 28 Sep, 2009

Elderly care - Attitude of civil servants is shameful

Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly was damning, to say the least, in her remarks yesterday about the “thoughtless, insensitive and penny-pinching” attitude towards the elderly by civil servants.

Tue, 03 Oct, 2006