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Just when a culture of philanthropy takes hold in Ireland, the rich lose their money. Original Source By Conor O'Clery DUBLIN — Just off a two-lane country road south of Dublin, work has been going on for three years on a magnificent modern development set…

Doctors, researchers and clinical staff at the Centre on Excellence in Ageing at St. James’s Hospital in Dublin are well on their way to changing the care of older people in Ireland. Only two years old, the Centre, led by Dr. Rose Anne Kenny, is…

Excerpt: Fergus Finlay writes, "In the early 1990s, a long time ago, two women decided to pay a visit to Trinity College in Dublin. Neither of them had been a student there, but it seemed a logical choice because at the time there was some…

The study, which has 8,500 participants from across the country, has been internationally recognised for its wide focus of the issues facing older people. By Simon Foy, Senior Editor [caption id="attachment_78329" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Photo: Sinéad Baker for The University Times[/caption] The Irish Longitudinal Study on…

The University College Dublin Foundation Limited received PRTLI grants, described below, from The Atlantic Philanthropies and Higher Education Authority for support for the Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology and the Molecular Medicine Centre.   Taking a big risk in grantmaking has paid off hugely for Ireland and…

More than one third of people over 50 in the Republic of Ireland are obese, with a further 45 per cent overweight, according to the second report of results from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA). The report outlines additional health challenges faced by…

Several Atlantic grantees are mentioned in this article. by ALISON HEALY AN ALLIANCE of groups has launched a campaign to encourage older people to highlight their needs when election candidates come calling in the coming weeks. The Older And Bolder alliance said its “On the…

Trinity College Dublin has opened a new 30m state-of-the-art sports centre, partly funded by billionaire American philanthropist Chuck Feeney and the university's students. Facilities in the building on the corner of Pearse Street and Westland Row include a 25-metre swimming pool and a spectacular 19-metre…

Chuck Feeney has given most of his vast fortune to charities while steering clear of the limelight. Irish people should follow his lead, writes Colin McCrea, who is a vice-president of his organisation. Unseen and unheard - and that's just the way he wanted it…

Like many Irish Americans, Chuck Feeney, Atlantic’s founder, has a profound affection for his ancestral land. Luckily for the Irish, that abiding love has prompted a radical transformation in the country, which started with a focus on enriching the university experience nationwide—both with capital grants…