Our National Technical Programme Manager, Declan Gaffney was honoured to be in Geneva today representing Age Friendly Ireland at the 79th World Health Assembly at the United Nations. It is an incredible opportunity to connect with both new and long-standing colleagues who share a vision for a more age friendly …
Age Friendly Ireland in partnership with Irish Wheelchair Association, the National Disability Authority, the Irish Council for Social Housing convened national and international experts at the “Universally Designed Homes: Housing for All” conference …
With rising life expectancy and a rapidly ageing population, loneliness and isolation among older adults are set to increase. Today, one in five people in the EU is over 65, …
This week the landmark Global event on ageing, which is a four day conference, took place from 9th – 12th September, in Cape Town, South Africa. This event will gather …
Age Friendly Ireland and Meath County Council were delighted to visit Oslo recently and present at their national housing conference (Boligpulsen 2025) organised by Husbanken, the Norwegian state housing bank. …
Age is one of the first things we notice about other people. Ageism arises when age is used to categorize and divide people in ways that lead to harm, disadvantage …
LG Professionals WA proudly presents the 2024 Age Friendly Australia National Conference in collaboration with the Department of Communities and the World Health Organization. Taking place on Wednesday 4 – …
For 14 years, the UN Open-ended Working Group on Ageing focused on identifying gaps in the existing international framework of the human rights of older persons and determining how best to address them. …
University of Galway and University of Waterloo, Canada are collaborating on this project, and data will be shared between the two universities.
IfA Global Cafe| In Conversation with Ms. Maria Iqbal. IFA invite you to participate in their forthcoming Global Cafe event, which offers an opportunity to engage in a significant discourse. …
“Building connection to the 4Ps: People, power, place and purpose.” Are you interested in advancing human-centred policies that address the needs of ageing populations? The International Federation on Ageing invites …
The 17th Global Conference on Ageing is calling for abstracts, with age-friendly environments as a major theme. The Conference themes aim to inform, inspire and stimulate the exchange of knowledge …
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+ …
Age Friendly Ireland celebrates with Norway in Geneva, Switzerland – Let’s Grow An Age Friendly World Together. The Centre for an Age-Friendly Norway recently became an affiliate member of the …
A group of 20 delegates from the Western Region of Norway visited Meath County Council on 26th April 2024. The purpose of their study trip to Ireland is to learn …
The challenges faced by older people were highlighted in the EU_SHAFE Project Report on Ageism, which was launched by Louth County Council at an event in the Ardee Civic Offices, …
Walk21, the global walking summit, will take place this September 19-23 in Dublin, Ireland. The conference will bring together around 500 delegates and an incredible speaker line-up of over 60 …
Croke Park Stadium has been formally recognised as being Age Friendly by the World Health Organisation Global Network of Age Friendly Cities and Communities and Age Friendly Ireland. This designation …
