# age-action - Thursday 15 October, 2020
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
Concerns have been raised about the effect of the latest Covid-19 restrictions on older people, single parents and those who live alone.
# age-action - Friday 7 February, 2020
# Storm Ciara
# Storm Ciara
Met Éireann has issued status yellow wind and rainfall warnings for Ireland on Saturday, the day of the general election.
# age-action - Friday 17 January, 2020
# Ge2020
# Ge2020
Sinn Fein has pledged to restore the pensionable age to 65
# age-action - Friday 5 July, 2019
# Old Age Pension
# Old Age Pension
The pension has only increased by a little over €7 in the last 10 years.
# age-action - Thursday 18 January, 2018
# Marriage Bar
# Marriage Bar
Tens of thousands of people are losing out on receiving a full State pension due to rules that were introduced in 2012.
# age-action - Thursday 14 September, 2017
# Fair Deal
# Fair Deal
Whether its Fair Deal contributions, nursing home fees or general funding in the care system, money gets in the way of older people deciding where they spend their final years.
# age-action - Sunday 3 September, 2017
# Restrictions
# Restrictions
Limits on cash lodgements and withdrawals are causing headaches for some rural customers.
# age-action - Thursday 6 July, 2017
# Fair Deal
# Fair Deal
Age Action has said some nursing homes are charging “extortionate costs”.
# age-action - Sunday 2 April, 2017
# The Big Knit
# The Big Knit
The knitted creations raise money for charity and allow older people to meet up and work together.
# age-action - Thursday 9 February, 2017
# Report
# Report
Age Action say that pensioners have lost out on as much as €1,500 a year since 2012.
# age-action - Friday 27 January, 2017
# Home Care Deal
# Home Care Deal
A bill enshrining the right to home care passed the second stage of the legislative process yesterday.
# age-action - Monday 19 December, 2016
# Cards From Thailand
From The Daily Edge
# Cards From Thailand
They’re sending the cards to the charity Age Action , who will distribute them to the older people using their services. Aww.
# age-action - Friday 25 November, 2016
# Your Say
# Your Say
Retirement clauses have led to high numbers of older people on the dole.
# Forced Out
# Forced Out
Age Action is calling for mandatory retirement clauses that force people out of their work because of their age to be abolished.
# age-action - Wednesday 5 October, 2016
# Bluebell
# Bluebell
Daniel and William McCarthy were deaf and had lived together in south Dublin for over two decades.
# age-action - Sunday 28 August, 2016
# Positive Ageing
# Positive Ageing
John Fitzsimons wants to challenge certain stereotypes about older people.
# age-action - Wednesday 15 June, 2016
# Financial Abuse
# Financial Abuse
A new campaign aims to highlight the financial abuse of the elderly.
# age-action - Monday 30 May, 2016
# Futureshock
# Futureshock
Figures released by the Central Statistics Office show decrease in pension for majority of workers.
# age-action - Thursday 14 April, 2016
# HIQA
# HIQA
The figures are contained in a Hiqa annual report.
# age-action - Monday 21 September, 2015
# Age Action
# Age Action
Age Action is calling for increases to the State pension and the living alone allowance.
# age-action - Sunday 20 September, 2015
# Community
# Community
Age Action is looking for volunteers to help with its Care and Repair programme.
# age-action - Tuesday 24 March, 2015
# Look Familiar?
# Look Familiar?
A detailed description of the garment where the ring was stored will be needed to prove ownership.
# age-action - Wednesday 8 October, 2014
# Christmas Bonus
# Christmas Bonus
Age Action says it would welcome the return of the Christmas Bonus in next week’s Budget.
# age-action - Friday 12 September, 2014
# Your Say
# Your Say
Do you make sure you know how your elderly neighbours are?
# age-action - Friday 29 August, 2014
# Age Action
From The42
# Age Action
Hidekichi Miyazaki is the fastest centenarian in the world.
# age-action - Friday 22 August, 2014
# Age Action
From The42
# Age Action
Former Dublin hurling boss Humphrey Kelleher has made the call.
# age-action - Friday 4 July, 2014
# Struggling
# Struggling
Age Action says the Government needs to look out for the elderly.
# age-action - Thursday 26 June, 2014
# Off The Buses
# Off The Buses
It follows the launch of a campaign yesterday urging politicians not to meddle with the current scheme, which allows older people free travel on public transport.
# age-action - Wednesday 25 June, 2014
# On The Buses
# On The Buses
The scheme is currently being reviewed, but Age Action is warning that any negative changes will be vehemently opposed by older people.
# age-action - Wednesday 18 June, 2014
# Feelin Hot Hot Hot
# Feelin Hot Hot Hot
Temperatures will hit 28 degrees today, but the public is being asked to remember elderly neighbours.
# age-action - Sunday 15 June, 2014
# Elder Abuse
# Elder Abuse
Despite the caring, protective, respectful attitude Irish society likes to think it has towards older people, elder abuse is widespread.
# age-action - Tuesday 6 May, 2014
# Leaders' Questions
# Leaders' Questions
Gerry Adams said water charges indicated how “far removed” the government is from the general public.
# age-action - Wednesday 5 March, 2014
# HSE
# HSE
Residents of the homes, as well as public psychiatric facilities, at sites in the Midlands will be exempt.
# age-action - Thursday 9 January, 2014
# Grant Cuts
# Grant Cuts
However Minister of State Jan O’Sullivan said she believes changes will allow for people to stay in their homes.
# age-action - Saturday 10 August, 2013
# Age Action
# Age Action
Age Action said that some people may have to choose between food and fuel if Bord Gáis is allowed to raise domestic gas prices.
# age-action - Monday 29 April, 2013
# Age Action
# Age Action
Ronnie Hurley is a founding member of the Limerick Sub Aqua Club – and the oldest scuba diver in the county, if not the country.
# age-action - Monday 11 March, 2013
# Age Action
# Age Action
With the country experiencing low temperatures, snow, sleet and ice, those living alone can particularly be at risk.
# age-action - Tuesday 5 March, 2013
# Mystery
# Mystery
Do you know anything about these photographs?
# age-action - Tuesday 15 January, 2013
# Keeping Warm
# Keeping Warm
The charity is urging people to keep an eye on elderly neighbours in light of the recent deaths caused by hypothermia.
# age-action - Thursday 10 January, 2013
# Elderly
# Elderly
Age Action said that a cut in the Seniors Alert Scheme “is a bad decision” with “terrible timing”, given recent attacks on elderly people.
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