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Your Later Life 2025
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Age-friendly university shapes a lifelong learning future
Discover the initiative that redefines lifelong learning, fostering intergenerational connections, cultural exchange and opportunities for older adults. Since 2012, Dublin City University’s (DCU) Age-Friendly University (AFU) initiative has redefined the meaning of education in the 21st century by creating opportunities for older people, challenging outdated narratives on ageing and strengthening intergenerational exchange. Reimagining education across...
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Emphasising social connection after retirement
By building social connectedness into retirement planning, we can ensure we get the most out of this rewarding life stage. Retirement means different things to different people. For most of us, though, retirement brings with it the question — what will I do with my time? Reframing retirement We become so accustomed to the structure...
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How to live as well as possible with dementia
Receiving a dementia diagnosis can be an emotional and overwhelming experience. With appropriate support, many individuals living with dementia continue to lead active, meaningful and fulfilling lives. Dementia is a physical illness that causes damage to brain cells, leading to changes in a person’s ability to remember, think clearly, communicate and manage day-to-day activities. In...
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Legacy gifts in wills are on the rise
Have you considered including a legacy gift in your will to a cause that means something personal to you? You may be writing your first will or amending it to take account of changing personal circumstances as you go through life. As in other countries, interest in this impactful way of supporting a charity or...
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How family philanthropy connects generations and creates impact
Philanthropy can bring families closer, strengthen values, and unite generations in creating real change for communities and causes they care about. At Philanthropy Ireland, we believe philanthropy is more than giving; it’s a powerful force connecting generations. Deepening bonds through shared giving Positive Ageing Week is the perfect moment to highlight how philanthropy becomes a...
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Celebrating ageing without limits in Ireland this 2025
The estimated population of Ireland in 2024 included more than 1 million people aged 60 or older, which means building an inclusive and age-positive society in Ireland is vital. The lives of older people in Ireland are far better now than they were 100 or 50 years ago. Globally, people are living longer, healthier lives...