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<p>'We had a lovely meal on a Saturday night, and the next morning we were told we couldn’t leave our room.' Bill Roe recounts the dramatic beginning of Covid restrictions while on holiday with his girlfriend in Tenerife in March 2020. Picture: Moya Nolan</p>

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

Now that Covid-19 restrictions are being dropped, we asked older people, and those working with them, to reflect on how they navigated through the last 22 months

<p>Some 4,000 people took part in Tilda study, which found the pandemic had a disproportionate impact on older people. Picture: PA</p>

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

One in 20 adults over 60 have lost a family member or friend due to Covid, study found

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Age defying: How to boost your metabolic age

Your biological age says more about your health than your chronological age, experts tell Rowena Walsh

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

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Irish studies find Vitamin D can build Covid-19 resistance

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

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