People need to be on their guard against Covid-19 “every minute, every hour and every day”

People need to “cop on” and help protect those most at risk of serious illness if they catch Covid-19, according to Age Action.

The number to call is 0818 222 024.

With every budget and general election campaign, promises to add a fiver to the pension come in thick and fast.

Homeless hubs for older people may soon have to be built, an organisation for the elderly has warned.

The public could see homeless hubs for older people in years to come, an organisation supporting older people to age at home has warned.

Is the country destined to wait until the challenges of aging morph into a crisis before action is even contemplated, asks Michael Clifford

We need to plan now so that we all can have a positive experience of getting older, writes Seán Moynihan

"They found the lady inside and she was very ill. Thank God she is alive but if they hadn’t gone to the house what would have happened?”

A charity that supports tens of thousands of older people in Ireland has called for the state pension to be increased by €7 in this year’s budget.

50 new housing units in Inchicore in Dublin have been acquired by the ALONE charity.

"World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is all about making older people aware, to stay linked in, to stay active and not to become too dependent..."

The charity ALONE, which supports older people living at home, says demand has never been greater but funds are running thin.

"100,000 older people suffer isolation and loneliness to the extent that it will shorten their lives," he said. "One in three over-65s live on their own."

As winter draws in, one of the country’s leading charities for older people is calling for loneliness to become a public health issue, writes Marjorie Brennan.

The Government is being urged to appoint one department to battle loneliness and social isolation.

The number of older people in Ireland will go from half a million to a million and a half over the next five years.

A man aged 71, who was five days away from becoming homeless, has received accommodation.

One in 10 elderly people cannot keep their home warm, a leading charity has warned.

People are being reminded to check in on our elderly relatives and neighbours this evening.

As the world celebrates the International Day of the Older Person there are calls for the Government to invest in more supports for the elderly.

Older people living on their own are being reminded there are supports available to them.

Deaf rights campaigners have pleaded for official recognition for Irish Sign Language to help prevent more tragedies such as the lonely deaths of brothers Daniel and William McCarthy.

Update: 6.05pm ALONE, the charity that supports older people to age at home, is urging older people who may be feeling lonely or isolated not to be afraid to ask for the help.

A 92-year-old woman languishing in a hospital for almost a year because there no funding for a home care package shows how the system is failing older people, Alone said yesterday.

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Loneliness can have a significant impact on the physical and mental health of older people and is of increasing concern for public health, a new study shows.

The ‘Earn Our Vote’ alliance comprises of Active Retirement Ireland, Age Action, Age and Opportunity, ALONE, Irish Senior Citizens Parliament, Active Ageing Partnership and Third Age Ireland. These groups represent more than half a million people over the age of 65 in Ireland.

More than half of the calls to a helpline for older people related to homelessness or housing problems, a charity has revealed.

The head of Age Action has called on the organisation’s members to ensure the needs of older people are firmly on the agenda in the next general election.