‘Retirement shouldn’t mean that older people retire to the subs’ bench’

OLDER people have been urged by Dr Martin McAleese to look at how they view themselves.

‘Retirement shouldn’t mean that older people retire to the subs’ bench’

“There is a tendency for older people to reduce their activities and expectations to sitting down and becoming an observer of other people’s lives,” Dr McAleese said.

“Retirement shouldn’t mean that older people retire to the subs’ bench.”

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