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The Bungalow COPE Galway
WHO Theme:
Community Support and Health Services
Programme:
Galway City
Status:
Ongoing
The Bungalow – A Community Hub for Connection, Health, and Innovation Loneliness and social isolation are pressing health issues among older adults, acknowledged globally by the World Health Organization, …
The Care & Repair Service. Mainenance on older peoples homes and gardens
WHO Theme:
Civic Participation and Employment, Communication and Information, Community Support and Health Services, Outdoor Spaces and Buildings
Programme:
Louth
Status:
Ongoing
Providing a service to help older people with basic maintenance in their homes and gardens. Service carried out by volunteers at a very low cost. Gardening,painting,fitting grab rails,de-cluttering, recycling, …
The Carers Cafe, Tallaght, Dublin
WHO Theme:
Respect and Social Inclusion, Social Participation
Programme:
South Dublin
Status:
Ongoing
The Carers Café is a community-based, Social Work-led initiative designed to support family members who provide care to adults aged 60 and over. It was established in response to …
The Crafty Ladies are a group of local women who are involved in a knitting group
WHO Theme:
Community Support and Health Services, Respect and Social Inclusion, Social Participation
Programme:
Dublin City
The group was set up for women in the local area after Covid. The founder Anne O’Farrell identified that there was a great need to have a meeting place …
The Dementia Bus – Cork County
WHO Theme:
Communication and Information
Programme:
Cork County
Status:
Completed
In 2024 the Cork County Age Friendly programme partnered with the Tipperary programme to bring the Dementia Bus to the West region. By partnering together, it was possible to …
The Estate
WHO Theme:
Respect and Social Inclusion, Social Participation
Programme:
Cork County
Status:
Completed
Written, developed and voiced by older people in County Cork, the “The Estate” is a ten-part radio soap opera that aired on community and local radio. Each episode was …
The Estate is a collaborative radio soap opera project between Older people and writer Katie Holly
WHO Theme:
Respect and Social Inclusion, Social Participation
Programme:
Cork County
Status:
Ongoing
Using creative Ireland funding, we invited playwright Katie Holly to collaborate with older people who formed a group specifically for this project, They met for 10 weeks in the …
The Fingal Sofa to Saddle Course aims to provide opportunities for older adults to rediscover the jo
WHO Theme:
Community Support and Health Services
Programme:
Fingal
Status:
Completed
The Fingal Sofa to Saddle Course is a 6-week cycling skills course. The programme aims to reintroduce older adults to cycling by providing small group sessions, that are held …