The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has commenced a health technology assessment (HTA) of extending Ireland’s national colorectal cancer screening programme, BowelScreen, to those aged 50 to 54 years. …
Gregory O’Reilly has taken upon himself to cycle the new 30 km Greenway on his vintage Railegh bike to raise funds for his grandsons school, so they can buy a …
Known as ‘distraction fraud’, scammers take advantage when you are distracted, for example on the phone, or else purposely distract you when making a transaction in order to get your …
Do you know what broadband is available in your home?ComReg, the Commission for Communications Regulation, has launched a new resource on comreg.ie to help you, called Broadband Checker. Users can …
Arthritis Ireland is delighted to announce an upcoming webinar, foot health and arthritis. This free webinar will take place on Tuesday 10th September from 12.30-1.30pm with a live Q&A for …
This week Age Friendly Ireland attended an online meeting in Geneva with representatives of Kanagawa led by Decade of Healthy Ageing Ambassador Governor Prefecture Yuji Kuroiwa is an advocate for …
The number of people aged 65 years set to reach over 1 million by 2030 and over 1.81 million by 2057 16/7/2024: New population projection models from the CSO show …
All 30 members of the Retired Active Men’s Social, RAMS from Newcastle, Co. Dublin, had their seconded annually trip for 2024 to The Royal county, Newgrange Co. Meath. One of …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
We are delighted to announce that the Healthy Age Friendly Homes weblink is now accessible through the HSE website click here. We extend our sincere thanks to the HSE …
Researchers at Maynooth University’s Department of Geography are seeking to explore older adults’ experiences of aging alone in Ireland and seeks to understand the importance of health and wellness in …
