Ageing in Ireland - Study shows old age need not be feared

AS more and more of us live longer it is prudent that we discover as much as we can about how our lives change as we age.

Without this data uncertainty, disappointment and hardship are all too possible.

The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) is the most comprehensive study of its kind to date — it cost €29 million to prepare — and will follow the lives of more than 8,000 people aged 50 years and over for the next seven years.