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Letters to the Editor: I was really touched by Gareth O’Callaghan’s wise words on ageing

Gareth O’Callaghan's column included the thought that ‘while 65 might be the old age of youth, it’s also the youth of old age’

Letters to the Editor: I was really touched by Gareth O’Callaghan’s wise words on ageing — John O’Brien says he was touched by the ideas about ageing expressed by Gareth O’Callaghan in his most recent 'Irish Examiner' column. File picture: Andres Poveda

Thu, 26 Mar, 2026 - 23:31

I was really touched by Gareth O’Callaghan’s column, 'At 65, I’ve learned to stop chasing happiness and start living well' (Irish Examiner, Saturday, March 23).

As I approach 65, I have to agree with Mr O’Callaghan on his wise words apropos to growing older.

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