# Centenarians

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Opinion: What can we learn from the Irish people who live to be 100?

Resilience, positivity and staying connected are the keys to longevity, writes Alison Fagan, who visited Ireland’s inspirational centenarians.

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Mar 19th 2019, 7:00 AM

These Italian villagers are routinely living to over 100 years old, and it's all down to hormones

And possibly sex too. Sexual activity among the villagers is apparently “rampant”.

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Sep 11th 2016, 9:45 AM

The world's oldest man has died aged 112

He said his secret was not smoking, drinking or overdoing it.

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Jan 19th 2016, 8:07 AM

Here's some wonderful advice from Ireland's oldest living citizens

Older Than Ireland is a documentary looking back on the lives of 30 of Ireland’s centenarians, exploring their lives and loves and histories.

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Sep 21st 2015, 2:14 PM

8 pieces of life advice from Ireland's oldest people

“I never ate a vegetable in my life”.

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Sep 21st 2015, 12:16 PM

More of us reaching 100th birthday than ever before

A record 368 people turned 100 last year – meaning the State gave out almost €1million in bounty payments.

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Jan 6th 2012, 11:45 AM

230,000 Japanese centenarians missing

Is there something strange happening in Japan?

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Sep 10th 2010, 7:10 PM