Age Action member Angela MacNamara, below with her daughter, writes about the importance of a positive outlook and challenging yourself as we grow older.
For those of us that didn’t grow up using computers every day they can sometimes seem confusing and more than a little scary, writes Bank of Ireland’s Adam Wild, but that’s no reason not to use them.
Private pensions are not mandatory, writes Gerry Scully, but given we all hope to one day collect the president’s bounty and to live well while waiting for that happy event private pensions are a necessity.
Yesterday’s budget did very little for tens of thousands of pensioners losing as much as €1,500 a year for taking time out of the workforce to care for their families. They won’t even get the five euro they read about in yesterday’s paper.
My name is Deasun Ó Seanáin, 'Des' for short, and I am the facilitator of the Ciorcal Comhrá (Irish Language Group) which meets on the last Friday of each month at 1pm in the Galway office of Age Action.
To celebrate Age Action’s Positive Ageing Week (PAW), Revenue is inviting our older customers to drop into selected offices (details below) around the country to learn more about our online services and how to use them.
Fair Deal is the Government scheme which allows people to put the value of their own home against nursing home care. With a large ageing population in Ireland, the Fair Deal scheme is an incredibly relevant and important topic.
In 2010 the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs issued its Report,“World Population Ageing 2009. The report found that the 60+ age group will reach 2 billion by 2050.
Pictures of celebrities, musicians, stars of television, screen and stage line the wall in the small bar at the back of the Olympia theatre and they all share one thing in common.
My name is Carmel and I am 74 years of age. I recently spent a month on holiday alone in Cochia, India which according to the natives is Gods Own Country.
