* Applications for 2025 are now Closed*
Age Friendly Ireland is thrilled to announce that Galway City Council and Galway County Council are jointly hosting this year’s National Age Friendly Recognition & Achievement Awards Gala event in The Galmont Hotel, Galway, on Thursday, October 23rd, 2025.
We would like to thank everyone who submitted an application to the Awards this year. We were delighted by the exceptional response, with an impressive number of high-quality initiatives submitted from across the country—each one demonstrating creativity, commitment, and a shared dedication to building more age friendly communities.
After a thorough review by our judging panel, we are delighted to let you know that the following projects have been shortlisted for 2025.
| Age Friendly Transport Award |
| – Older Voices Community Car Initiative, Kildare – Kerry Cancer Support Group’s Healthlink Transport – Accessible Hospital Bus Service, Meath |
| Age Friendly Active and Healthy Ageing |
| – Positive Ageing Week – Local Heroes Campaign, Galway City – Live Well – Health and Wellbeing Information Event, Laois – AgeWell, Meath – Monaghan Age Friendly Hospital |
| Age Friendly Business Innovation |
| – Slieve Russell Hotel, Cavan – Gas Networks Ireland, Dublin City – Foxrock Age Friendly Business Initiative, DLR – Tirlán, Kildare |
| Age Friendly Safety & Security |
| – Safe and Connected, Cork County – Home Fire Safety Visit Collab – Mayo – St Joseph’s House, Waterford |
| Age Friendly Communications |
| – Carlow Older People’s Council Information Hub – Hi Digital Intergenerational Project, Cork County – Limerick Libraries Digital Tablet Lending | Vodafone |
| Age Friendly Environment |
| – EnergyCloud Age Friendly Pilot, Cork City – Ardee Garden Care & Repair Project, Louth – Towards Age Friendly Healthcare | Walkability Study of Clondalkin Primary Care Centre, South Dublin |
| Age Friendly Community Innovation Award |
| – Hearth – Art for Older People at Home, Mayo – Vulnerable Persons Programme, South Dublin – 60+ Climate Drive, Galway County – Creative Christmas Connections, Kilkenny – Together We Are Stronger, Carlow |
| Age Friendly Housing |
| – Baile an Róigh, Rosslare, Wexford – Bowden Court, Fingal – Cuirt an Troisc, Donegal |
Shortlisted projects will be visited by the judging panel across the months of August/September.