Fáilte Ireland is committed to ensuring their tourist destinations, products and services are accessible to all people, regardless of age, size, ability, or disability. They are funding the development of …
Many community champions are working together to make a difference in their communities. In the recent Community Champion Get-together, Fiona Crotty, Tipperary County Council and Age Friendly Programme Manager gave …
Dublin City Council’s Community Grant scheme provides support to a wide variety of groupsand organisations across the city annually that facilitate projects, events and activities to encourage social inclusion. It’s …
Come along to the Events Space in Cavan Library on Farnham Street, Cavan on Monday 22nd July at 10.30am when we will be joined by a Community Nutritionist who will …
Healthy Age Friendly Homes (HAFH), a first-of-its-kind programme to enable older adults to continue living independently, launches nationwide today (10 July). This joint Health and Local Government programme, recognised globally …
WHO launched its latest findings on physical activity in June https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240096905 . Healthy Ireland data has shown only 33% of older adults aged 65-74 and 18% of those aged 75+ …
Please see link below to the Health Matters magazine (summer edition) which features a piece on the Older Person’s Reference Group established under the National Clinical Programme for Older People. …
University of Galway is currently working on a clinical trial for a “Novel physical training for patients diagnosed with Osteoporosis”. They are currently recruiting people aged 60 years and older, …
Summer 2024 edition of the HSE’s National Dementia Services newsletter with many national and local updates, including a day in your life with Senior Occupational Therapist Catherine Daly from the Memory …
The Kerry Older People’s Council Annual General Meeting was held on Wednesday the 26th of June in the Rose Hotel Tralee. A new Older People’s Council Executive was voted in …
On Thursday 20th June Tipperary Age Friendly were delighted to host its annual Age Friendly EXPO in the TUS Campus in Thurles. This is the 3rd Age Friendly EXPO held …
2nd-4th August 2024 Healing Spirit Festival was founded by Gearoid Teevan of Drummany Spirit in 2022. It is a no alcohol/no substance spiritual, holistic, music, art, talk and wellness festival …
The Limerick Dementia Social Club opened its doors in November 2018 to persons with Dementia and their carers across Limerick. Membership is open to all with a diagnosis of or suspected Dementia across all communities as Dementia has no boundaries and does not discriminate. Limerick Dementia Social Club is led …
The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth is developing the successor strategy to the current National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy (2019-2021) to promote inclusion, protect rights and to improve …
Galway City Council is delighted to congratulate OCC Construction on winning best project in the ‘Residential up to €5M’ category, at the Irish Construction Excellence Awards 2024 for the Galway …
Age Friendly Sustainable Garden Project at Treadagh Lodge Day Care Centre , Drogheda Age Friendly Louth partnered with local artist Aga Hutchinson to deliver a suite of arts and crafts …
We are delighted to announce that the Healthy Age Friendly Homes weblink is now accessible through the HSE website click here. Â We extend our sincere thanks to the HSE …
Dutch delegates on a learning and exchange programme with Irish counterparts were welcomed to Meath County Council headquarters on 13th June. The delegates, including CEOs, Senior Policy Advisors and Programme …
