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A study on ageing in Ireland has found significant indications of undetected illnesses among people over 50 and highlights the large voluntary contribution made to society. A study on ageing in Ireland has found there are significant indications of undetected illnesses among people over 50.…

The development of expert social and rural gerontology in the Republic of Ireland is particularly urgent given the changes that are expected over the coming decades. There are major information deficits in relation to how people age. Older people’s experience of ageing in urban and…

ELAINE EDWARDSCAMPAIGN: THE NEXT government must put in place measures to increase the participation of migrants and new communities in political life, immigrant representatives urged. The Count Us In campaign was opened by the Immigrant Council of Ireland at Leinster House yesterday. It is supported by…

Barnardos is Ireland's largest children's charity, working with over 5,000 children, young people and families all over Ireland each year. Barnardos works with children who face barriers in reaching their full potential - barriers like poverty, abuse and neglect, bereavement or poverty. Their mission is to…

Famously private, and equally generous, Chuck Feeney helped transform Irish academic research. Original Source by Cormac Sheridan This coming September, the great and the good of Ireland's government and education sectors will assemble in Dublin as part of a yearlong celebration of the 10th anniversary…

Original Source Trinity College Dublin is an Atlantic grantee. CLAIRE O’CONNELL reports on the rationale behind a new study on ageing in the Republic which has just been launched WHAT IS it really like to grow old in Ireland? A major new study, which launched…

The publicity-shy son of the low-budget airline founder has donated the sum during the past five years Original Source by Tom Lyons A son of the late Tony Ryan, co-founder of Ryanair, has emerged as one of Ireland’s leading philanthropists, having donated €27m in five…

The issue of whether Ireland needs a referendum to secure children’s rights, has been on the table in the Republic of Ireland for a number of years. Early last week, Atlantic grantee, the Children’s Rights Alliance, called the Irish Government to account with its annual…

A STUDY launched yesterday will lift the lid on ageing in persons with an intellectual disability in Ireland for the first time. The research, led by Trinity College, Dublin, will chart the health, social, economic and environmental status of around 800 persons aged 40 and older…

President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, was guest of honour at the All-Island Pride of Place Gala Awards ceremony at Cappoquin Community Centre, Waterford on Saturday 6 November). Hosted by Waterford County Council the President announced the winners to an audience of approximately 500, which included…