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Age Friendly Ireland & Meath County Council visit to Norway

Age Friendly Ireland | National, International

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. …

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Bowel Cancer Awareness Month 2025

Age Friendly Ireland | National

From 1 April 2025, BowelScreen will be available to everyone aged 59 to 70. Just one test can help reduce the risk of developing bowel cancer over your lifetime. This …

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Major Age Friendly Ireland Health & Wellbeing Festival on ATU Campus

Age Friendly Ireland | National, Local | Leitrim, Sligo

On March 28th, 2025, more than 250 older people from Sligo, Leitrim and across the region attended the first-ever Age Friendly Health and Wellbeing Festival at ATU Sligo. The event was a resounding success, providing attendees …

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Advance Planning event in Portlaoise

Age Friendly Ireland | National, Local | Laois

The Decision Support Service are hosting an event in Portlaoise on Tuesday and Wednesday 8th and 9th April designed to support people to plan ahead. The event is in conjunction with …

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Age Friendly University Update – Diary Dates

Age Friendly Ireland | National

Wednesday, March 26th Games Night— Come to our board games event supported by Hasbro Games. Bring along your friends, family, grandchildren, etc. Light refreshments will be served. The event will be …

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Active Ageing Festival Kerry

Age Friendly Ireland | National, Local | Kerry

The Age Friendly Office Kerry was delighted to attend and host information stands at the recent Kerry Recreation & Sports Partnership ‘Active Ageing Festivals’. It took place at Foilmore Community …

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Change in Legislation for all Motor Policyholders 

Age Friendly Ireland | National

A change to the Road Traffic Act 2023 comes into effect on 31st March 2025.This change requires all drivers in Ireland to provide to their car insurer, their driver number(s) …

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Brain Awareness Week – 10th March – 16th March

Age Friendly Ireland | National

The Dementia: Understand Together campaign, led by the HSE in partnership with The Alzheimer Society of Ireland, Age Friendly Ireland, Age & Opportunity, Healthy Ireland and the Dementia Services Information …

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Round Up of Age Friendly News Highlights

Age Friendly Ireland | National

Louth Gardening Scheme Wins Prestigious Award – Ireland Live Age Friendly Roscrea held our New Year Party, attended by 75 people, in The Norebrook Lounge, Clonakenny, on Sunday, January 12 …

Louth County Council win ‘Best Green Sustainable Initiative’ Award at the Local Authority Members Association (LAMA)

Age Friendly Ireland | National

Louth County Council’s Ardee Garden Care and Repair Programme has won the Best Green Sustainable Initiative award at the prestigious Community and Council Awards, organised by the Local Authority Members Association (LAMA).This recognition highlights Louth County Council’s longstanding commitment to fostering an age-friendly society in County Louth. As the first …

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Open Calls for Bealtaine Festival 2025

Age Friendly Ireland | National

Creative Ageing Writing Bursary 2025 Applications are now open for the Age & Opportunity Creative Ageing Writing Bursary, which supports artists, writers, and arts workers in reflecting on the arts …