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# 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.
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”.
The world's oldest man has died aged 112
He said his secret was not smoking, drinking or overdoing it.
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.
8 pieces of life advice from Ireland's oldest people
“I never ate a vegetable in my life”.
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.
230,000 Japanese centenarians missing
Is there something strange happening in Japan?