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<p>Recruitment and retention drives for key health workers combined with significant State support for community programmes are not just about keeping older people happy — they can have long-term benefits in physical and emotional wellbeing that can make a real difference to keeping older people resilient, healthy, and out of hospital. </p>

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Catherine Conlon: Six steps to take now to avoid a trolley crisis this winter

With an ageing population in Ireland and a drop in those reporting good health, Catherine Conlon looks at what could help the country deal with the implications

<p>Professor Rose Anne Kenny is an Irish geriatrician, director of the Mercer's Institute for Successful Ageing and founding principal investigator for The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (Tilda). Picture: Julien Behal</p>

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Pandemic anxiety 'hangover' affecting older people, study finds

<p>Despite billions of euros expected in windfall tax receipts over the next three years, Government predictions are that this will not be enough to cover the costs of an ageing population. Picture: iStock</p>

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Catherine Conlon: How are the costs of an ageing population going to be met?

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Ageing in the pandemic: 'I feel I lost two years, and it’s difficult to make up for those years'

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Covid-19 pandemic resulted in increased loneliness and depression in older people

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Age defying: How to boost your metabolic age

Clodagh Finn: It’s in all of our interests to create a country that truly cherishes the elderly

Some active, healthy and fit over-70s suddenly felt old, vulnerable and frail once lockdown was imposed, writes Clodagh Finn

Sat, 09 May, 2020

Irish studies find Vitamin D can build Covid-19 resistance

One of the studies, published in the Irish Medical Journal, calls for the immediate vitamin D supplementation of hospital inpatients, nursing home residents and older people.

Fri, 03 Apr, 2020

Trinity College study says Vitamin D could help fight against Covid-19 infections

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin said it plays a crucial role in preventing respiratory infections, such as Covid-19.

Fri, 03 Apr, 2020

Rock your age with the right steps

Booker winner Margaret Atwood believes that older people have more energy. The data backs her up.

Sat, 04 Jan, 2020

Investing in financial future elevates how you live your life in the present

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.

Thu, 17 Oct, 2019

Older church-goers tend to have better mental health

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

Fri, 02 Aug, 2019

Reaching out: How volunteering can boost your health and happiness

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

Thu, 21 Mar, 2019

Falls a part of middle age, study shows

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

Wed, 22 Aug, 2018

Smart ageing: Step it out together to boost brain health

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.

Fri, 27 Oct, 2017

Links between irregular heartbeat and unexplained falls

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.

Wed, 23 Aug, 2017

Over-50s providing financial assistance to parents and kids

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

5-day clinics to treat falls could ease trolley crisis, says researcher

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.

Wed, 08 Mar, 2017

We are all living longer and life gets better at 50

Life gets better at 50 — that’s according to Trinity College Dublin’s Tilda (The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing) research.

Fri, 09 Sep, 2016

Over 50s see quality of life improve until late 70s, study finds

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

Thu, 08 Sep, 2016

Private patients less likely to be on blood pressure meds

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.

Thu, 30 Apr, 2015

80% of over-50s too fat, lifestyle poll finds

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

Thu, 30 Jan, 2014

Almost four out of five over-50s 'obese or overweight'

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

Wed, 29 Jan, 2014

Ireland’s over-50s disprove sad and lonely stereotype

STEREOTYPES of older people as sad, lonely and a burden on society are proven outdated by a study that shows Ireland’s over-50s are happier, better integrated and more financially independent than usually thought.

Tue, 10 May, 2011

Project aims to shine light onto ageing

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.

Tue, 10 May, 2011

20% of over-50s have experienced depression

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.

Fri, 04 Mar, 2011

First-ever study on ageing in intellectually disabled people

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

Thu, 04 Dec, 2008

Elderly centre to boost quality of life

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

Thu, 05 Jul, 2007