Introduction

Our key strength is our reliance on the voice of older people. Our diverse OPC meet bi-monthly through the year. They represent us out in the communities they serve. In recent times we have been involved in walkability audits linked to the Town First Plans in the county and we have begun the process of making our railway station, Colbert Station, an Age Friendly bus & rail station in conjunction with Irish Rail & Bus Eireann. We are excited to see those plans come to fruition. We attended the hugely successful Over 50s event in Limerick where we engaged with a large volume of older people over the course of two days to raise the profile of Age Friendly Limerick with significant success.

_{Pictured here is our Age Friendly Programme Manager & the Chairperson of Limerick OPE at the over 50’s expo}

In March 2025, Limerick hosted a training session for the Chairpersons & vice chairpersons of the Limerick, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Galway & Tipperary OPE. Our Chairperson Elizabeth Stanley & vice chairperson Paddy Hyland were both in attendance.

_{Western Regional OPE members pictured during training session hosted in Limerick}

In April we held an Older People Council training session with Age Friendly regional programme manager for the West of Ireland, Dara McGuigan for Limericks OPE members. The session was very beneficial for our new members, as well as serving as a refresher for our existing members. On the same day we also held a workshop to discuss how the OPE project submissions align with the objectives set out in the Age Friendly Strategy document. Each OPE members submission was then presented by the proposer and discussed. 

We made history in Limerick with the appointment of Irelands first directly elected Mayor in June 2024. This is a milestone in Local Government & Mayor John Moran took the time to welcome Limerick’s OPE to his boardroom.

_{Our OPE members pictured during their meeting with Mayor John Moran}

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List of Strategies

Limerick Age Friendly 2015-2020

Limerick Age Friendly Strategy 2024 – 2028 – Age Friendly Limerick | Limerick.ie

Age Friendly Limerick Annual Report 2024 – Click Here

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Age Friendly Towns

• Cappamore
• Limerick City North

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Directory of Services

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Upcoming Events / Launches for 20205

• The launch of Colbert Station as an Age Friendly Bus & Rail Station will happen this year.

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Contacts