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A Picture of Ageing Research in Ireland, North and South
Source: Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland (CARDI)
Today 1.1 million people aged 60 and over live on the island of Ireland. By 2041 that number will reach 2.44 million, making up nearly one third of the island’s total population. Over the last decade, Atlantic has made significant investments to help build and…
Resource type: Research Report
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Atlantic Makes Grants of €14.7m to Improve Care for People with Dementia
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
The Atlantic Philanthropies is making new grants totaling €14.7 million to improve the care and wellbeing of people living with dementia in the Republic of Ireland. These grants are the subject of ongoing discussions with the Government. The grants are being made to: The Health…
Resource type: News
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Incidence of Dementia Greater Than Cancer and Heart Disease
RTÉ News broadcast a segment on the Atlantic-funded report "Creating Excellence in Dementia Care" on January 12, 2012. Visit the RTÉ News site or click the play button above to watch the full clip. Trinity Foundation is an Atlantic grantee.
Resource type: Video
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Limerick's quiet revolution
Source: The Irish Times
by SEÁN FLYNNPROFILE: PROFESSOR DON BARRY, PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK (UL): The University of Limerick has been physically transformed but it still needs to move up the world rankings of leading universities - that's the next big challenge for its self-effacing president, Don BarryFOR SUCH A…
Resource type: News
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Bridgespan Study Examines Rural Funding Challenges
Source: The Bridgespan Group
Rural nonprofit organisations in the United States that consistently attract funding offer three key lessons for others that are struggling, according to this case study commissioned by The Atlantic Philanthropies. The National Indian Youth Leadership Project and the Bridgespan Group are Atlantic grantees. Authors: Barry…
Resource type: Research Report
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What Chuck Feeney’s Fistful of Dollars Did for Education
Source: The Irish Times
By 2016 philanthropist Chuck Feeney will have given €1.5 billion to education projects in Ireland. A weighty new photographic book illustrates his generosity here and abroad. [caption id="attachment_53981" align="aligncenter" width="750"] Schoolchildren in Cape Town visit Robben Island; the island’s visitor centre is funded by Atlantic…
Resource type: News
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Atlantic Philanthropies is on its way to spending itself out of existence
Source: The Irish Times
By Arthur Beesley John Healy seems more like a university professor than a man who has been in command of a Bermuda-based financial colossus with assets in excess of $4 billion (€3.12 billion). What is more, he is charged with giving all that money away…
Resource type: News
