Dublin Zoo and Age Action are proud to partner for Positive Ageing Week 2025, launching on Friday, 26th September, with a celebration that honours the resilience, experience, and invaluable role of older generations in society. To mark Positive Ageing Week 2025, Dublin Zoo is inviting all guests aged 65 and over to enjoy free entry to Dublin Zoo from 26th September […]
Age Action and the Irish Senior Citizens Parliament (ISCP) are exploring how to build a stronger voice for older people in public policy, to ensure they are heard, and their perspectives are reflected in decisions that affect them. We want to hear from older people, community organisations, advocates, and anyone with an interest in shaping policy and […]
Age Action is delighted to announce that we have once again been awarded the Triple Lock Standard by Charities Institute Ireland (CII). This recognition reflects our commitment to transparent reporting, ethical fundraising, and strong governance. The Triple Lock is a mark of excellence, awarded to charities that adhere to the highest standards of integrity, accountability, […]
Reacting to the first weeks of the 2024 general election campaign, Age Action is asking all political parties and candidates to make clear what they will do to meet the needs and concerns of older people, to uphold the rights and equality of all of us as we age, and to combat ageism. Dr Nat […]
According to Dr Nat O’Connor, Age Action’s Senior Policy Adviser: “Age Action strongly opposes the revival of the Employment (Restriction of Certain Mandatory Retirement Ages). Bill 2024, which is an inadequate response to the growing demand for the abolition of mandatory retirement.” “Across political parties, in unions and among older persons, we see support for […]
According to Dr Nat O’Connor, Age Action’s Senior Policy Adviser: “There are already over 1.1 million people aged 60 or older and, in the lifetime of the next government, 2025-2029, there will be an extra 135,000 people aged 60 and older, including an extra 47,000 aged 80 and older. Yet, none of the political parties […]
Reacting to Budget 2025, which fell on the International Day of Older Persons, Age Action’s policy adviser Nat O’Connor said “An additional €12 for those in receipt of a full state pension will help some older people to cover their weekly costs, but it means that for yet another budget cycle the state has failed […]
