Organisation: Third Age

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<p>Callers to confidential listening service for older people with many callers deeply worried about keeping warm this winter, heating their homes, managing their energy.</p>

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Older people express concern about keeping homes warm during winter cold

Callers to confidential listening service for older people with many callers deeply worried about keeping warm this winter, heating their homes, managing their energy.

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Phone service seeks to help lonely and isolated older people in society

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Aging with attitude: 94-year-old Moya says age is just a number when you’re active

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Fight against loneliness ‘is key to elderly wellbeing’

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Comforting voice gives real shelter from storm

Helpline for elderly receives record number of calls

One of the country’s largest helplines for the elderly logged a record amount of calls last year, with many of them relating to the security fears of pensioners in their own homes.

Wed, 22 Jan, 2014

Survey: 33% believe elderly are seen as burden

Ireland is no country for old men and women, suggests a survey in which 33% of people said they believe the elderly are regarded as a burden on society.

Wed, 24 Jul, 2013

Helpline for elderly sees calls soar 50%

A helpline for the elderly has experienced its busiest Christmas and New Year period since it was established, with pensioners expressing concern about issues such as finances and the emigration of children and grandchildren.

Tue, 08 Jan, 2013