Press Releases

Download the latest Age Action Press Releases. They provide the very latest information issued to media outlets. Our most up-to-date release in relation to the elderly in Ireland.

October 2024

Older People invisible in Budget 2026

Age Action expresses disappointment at failure to protect older people’s income. Age Action has expressed its disappointment at the failure of Budget 2026 to protect the incomes of older people, or to make progress on addressing the health and housing needs of the older population. Budget 2026 was a missed opportunity.

June 2025

Action needed to safeguard the rights of older people

Age Action calls for urgent response to RTE Investigates revelations on failings in care. The appalling practices revealed in last night’s RTE Investigates programme are an indictment of our care system for older people, and indicative of the growing challenge in that sector.

December 2023

Age Action Ireland to benefit from Gas Networks Ireland Survey

Gas Networks Ireland is raising money for Age Action. If you’ve recently called their contact centre or had work done by them, you might receive a text from Gas Networks asking for your feedback. For every response received, they’ll donate €2 to Age Action. There is no obligation to participate.

November 2024

Age Action says party manifestos ‘prepare to fail’ for Ireland’s ageing population

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 have a comprehensive plan to prepare Ireland to meet the needs of its ageing population”.

February 2025

The new Bill is an inadequate response to the growing demand for the abolition of mandatory retirement.

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.”

November 2024

Where are the Policies for Older People in General Election 2024?

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 O’Connor, senior policy adviser, said: “In this general election, nearly one in three voters will be aged 60 or older, yet older people are telling Age Action that they haven’t heard meaningful discussion of policies addressing their concerns.”