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.
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
Age Action says party manifestos ‘prepare to fail’ for Ireland’s ageing population
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.”
October 2024
Age Action welcomes enhanced fuel allowance for those aged 66+, but regrets state pension lost spending power and lack of supports for those living alone.
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 to restore the state pension to the value it had in 2020.
December 2023
Age Action Ireland to benefit from Gas Networks Ireland Survey
November 2023