It’s always something special when you see a local business giving back to a local community, but in a way it’s even more impressive when a major worldwide company takes some time out to help.
Age Action went into this budget with four key priorities – a five euro increase in the State Pension, more money for home care services, restoration of allowances cut during the recession and the abolition of prescription charges.
The University of the 3rd Age (U3A) now has 20 groups all around Ireland. Here, Age Action's U3A Lifelong Learning Development Officer Sam O'Brien-Olinger outlines the importance of lifelong learning
Part of Age Action's work involves taking an active part in global policy affecting the rights of older people all over the world. Lianne Murphy is the Development Officer in that area of our Ageing and Development programme. Here she gives an account of a recent trip to northern Tanzania - and the inspirational people she met there.
The Age Action Annual General Meeting took place at Croke Park Conference Centre recently, coinciding with publication of our annual report and accounts. Here Eamon Timmins, CEO of Age Action, reflects on the 2015 year for the organisation, and older people in general.
Director of Communications and Market Insights, Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
There are many ways you can fall victim to a scam, by email, text, letter, phone, online and at your front door. A good way to protect yourself from being scammed is to know what scams are currently out there and to remember that there are always new variations of existing scams appearing. In a guest blog for Age Action, Fergal O’Leary of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission details a number of scams that have been doing the rounds.
Nursing Homes Ireland Communications & Research Executive
To mark Nursing Homes Week, the national celebration of nursing home care, Michael McGlynn of Nursing Homes Ireland caught up with a number of residents of St Gobnait’s Nursing Home in Co Limerick, all of whom wanted to put forward their positive experiences of their care.
