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# Age Action
Warning that gas price hike could cause hardship for elderly
Age Action said that some people may have to choose between food and fuel if Bord Gáis is allowed to raise domestic gas prices.
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Aug 10th 2013, 6:13 PM
# Age Action
Abseil 200ft when you're 80? No bother, says Ronnie
Ronnie Hurley is a founding member of the Limerick Sub Aqua Club – and the oldest scuba diver in the county, if not the country.
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Apr 29th 2013, 7:30 PM
# Age Action
Age Action urges public to remember elderly during cold snap
With the country experiencing low temperatures, snow, sleet and ice, those living alone can particularly be at risk.
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Mar 11th 2013, 9:35 AM
# Mystery
Age Action seeks to reunite mystery photos with owner
Do you know anything about these photographs?
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Mar 5th 2013, 6:14 PM
# keeping warm
Age Action issue guidelines in wake of hypothermia deaths
The charity is urging people to keep an eye on elderly neighbours in light of the recent deaths caused by hypothermia.
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Jan 15th 2013, 9:59 PM
# Elderly
Cut in elderly alarm scheme criticised as "penny-wise and pound-foolish"
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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Jan 10th 2013, 12:55 PM
# Elderly
Report: Over half of nursing home staff have seen residents neglected
They said they had seen other staff members neglecting the residents, while a quarter said they had seen psychologically abusive acts take place.
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Dec 6th 2012, 3:26 PM
# big knit 2012
PICTURES: Molly Malone and Phil Lynott in woolly hats
It’s getting cold out there lads.
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Oct 10th 2012, 1:12 PM
# Silver Surfer
'Gaming Granny' wins Google's Silver Surfer award
Pauline O’Connor’s gaming habits with her grandchildren have won her the Google/Age Action award for people over 50 who embrace technology.
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Oct 2nd 2012, 9:00 PM
# Elderly
Marked increase in calls from older people to helpline
Following recent attacks on elderly people during burglaries, a charity has said there is increased fear and concern among older people.
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Oct 2nd 2012, 3:25 PM
Voices
Column: Charities need our trust – so they require tighter regulation
The non-profit sector generates €6billion a year but goes virtually unregulated, writes Michael Moriarty. Isn’t it time this changed?
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Sep 19th 2012, 7:00 AM
# Charities
Age Action is latest charity to ask staff for unpaid leave
The elderly outreach charity says sustained cuts to statutory funding are making it a struggle to balance its books.
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Aug 21st 2012, 6:30 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 The nine stories you need to know this morning.
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Aug 21st 2012, 8:35 AM
# Silver Surfers
More seniors embracing technology - and the mobile phone
The rise in ‘silver surfers’ is creating a huge market potential.
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Aug 7th 2012, 7:00 AM
# Russian Work Ethic
Russian museum director works on... aged 90
Age is just a number to iconic woman in the Russian art world.
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Mar 29th 2012, 6:08 PM
# Tragic
Support group says Wexford death is a 'wake up call'
The man whose body was found in Wexford town on Sunday has been named locally as 62-year-old Alan Moore.
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Mar 21st 2012, 5:06 PM
# Mental Health
One in four would be embarrassed to have counselling - survey
An industry survey showed men are less likely than women to seek counselling for personal difficulties.
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Feb 22nd 2012, 4:40 PM
# Family affair
Get your Ma and Da online with Google's new website
GetYourFolksOnline.ie is a tool so younger people can help their parents (and grandparents) learn how to use the Internet.
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Nov 26th 2011, 9:15 AM
# Old news
Ó Muircheartaigh is Ireland's favourite ageing role model
The legendary GAA commentator joins Mary O’Rourke and Giovanni Trappatoni as some of Ireland’s most popular older people.
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Sep 23rd 2011, 12:57 PM
# caption
Caption comp: Does this make you feel positive about ageing?
We’re not sure what’s being advertised here – so help the PR guys and fill out your own caption for Georgia and pals…
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Sep 19th 2011, 2:15 PM
# no fair deal
"Nightmare situation" as Fair Deal applications suspended
The Fair Deal nursing home scheme has already run out of funding for this year and can’t accommodate any new people who need financial assistant to cover the costs of that care.
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May 19th 2011, 1:08 PM
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