Irish society not age-friendly, finds survey

YEATS was right after all — Ireland is no country for old men, or women for that matter, according to the results of a survey that shows that the higher the age attained, the lower the respect afforded.

More than half the respondents in a survey said society treated older people worse than young people and almost half said respect levels fell the older a person got. In response to the question, “Is Ireland an age-friendly society?” a very decisive 62.2% replied no.

The only deviation from the trend came from the under-20s, more than half of whom felt their elders did receive more respect than people their own age.