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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 …

Roscommon Updates

Age Friendly Roscommon Updates

Age Friendly Ireland | Local | Roscommon

Tackling Climate Change is Not Just for the Young An excellent six step Climate Action Course aimed at the over 60’s in Roscommon has just finished. The course facilitator, Jacinta …

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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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Global Campaign to Combat Ageism

Age Friendly Ireland | Campaigns, International

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 …

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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 …