Results List
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TILDA (The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing)
The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) is a large-scale, nationally representative study of people aged 50 and over in Ireland carried out by Trinity College Dublin, an Atlantic grantee. It is the most ambitious study of ageing ever carried out in Ireland and aims…
Resource type: Video
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Fifty Plus in Ireland 2011
Source: Trinity College Dublin
Older people in Ireland play a valuable role in supporting their families and communities, are generally happy with life and have significant unmet health needs, according to this report by Trinity College Dublin. This is the first in a series of four reports from The…
Resource type: Research Report
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Revamp of child services urged
Source: The Irish Times
By EOIN BURKE-KENNEDY Early intervention and evidence-based programmes are key to improving outcomes for at-risk children and saving money for the taxpayer in the longer term. This was the clear message to Government from the "What’s working for children" conference in Dublin today. Speaking at…
Resource type: News
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Applicants for Irish citizenship waiting four years for decision
Source: The Irish Times
By Jamie Smyth, Social Affairs CorrespondentPEOPLE ARE waiting four years for the Government to decide on their applications to become Irish citizens, with some rejected for frivolous reasons such as receiving parking fines, a new report says.The study, Living in Limbo – Migrants’ Experiences of…
Resource type: News
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Zero-Tolerance Policy Creates a School-to-Prison Pipeline
Source: New America Media
Interview by Jacob SimasEDITOR'S NOTE: Schools across the nation are increasingly adopting punitive measures as a way to control and deter violence and other disruptive behaviors. These “zero-tolerance” policies can encompass anything from metal detectors to increased police presence on school campuses to the handing…
Resource type: News
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In Equality We Trust?
Source: Economix
By Nancy Folbre.Trust in other people greases the wheels of economic development. The management maven Steven Covey argues that high-trust companies are more successful than others. Higher incomes, in turn, seem to carry trust to higher levels. But as a recent Economix post by Catherine…
Resource type: News
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VN extends operational time for foreign NGO
Source: Vietnam Plus
Vietnam has extended the operational time for Atlantic Philanthropies (AP), a non-government organisation operating in the country. Chairman of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO), Permanent member of the Committee for Foreign Non-Government Organisations Affairs, Vu Xuan Hong handed over the three-year extended permit…
Resource type: News
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It’s Time to End Zero Tolerance in Schools: A Call To Action
Source: Gara LaMarche
It is too early to know whether the current wave of school reforms in the United States will lead to lasting improvements in student achievement. But it is not too early to note that many of these reforms have a troubling consequence: a doubling-down on…
Resource type: News
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Independent initiative to help renew trust in public life
Source: We the Citizens
NATIONAL CITIZENS’ ASSEMBLY TO BE HELD IN JUNEWe the Citizens, an independent national initiative aimed at showing how Ireland could benefit from citizens coming together in new forms of public decision-making, has been launched in Dublin. The objective is to help to renew democracy and…
Resource type: News
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'Index' says independent elderly are falling short
Source: The Olympian
This article, originally published on 28 March 2011, provides an overview of the Elder Economic Security Index for Washington, which is part Atlantic grantee Wider Opportunities for Women's Elder Economic Security Initiative™ that seeks to build economic security for older adults through a multi-pronged approach that includes organising, advocacy…
Resource type: News