# Pensioners

Last year

2022

# pension age

Pension age to stay at 66, but higher payments for those who continue to work

People will have the option of working to age 70 in exchange for a higher rate of pension payments.

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Sep 20th 2022, 2:15 PM

# Retirement

Proposals on possible pension age increase to go to Govt before summer recess, says minister

The Pensions Commission has recommended a gradual increase in the qualification age from 66 to 68 over the next 17 years.

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Jun 8th 2022, 2:47 PM

# Cork

Paramedics set up GoFundMe page to assist elderly siblings robbed at knife point

Gerry O’Halloran (79) and his 83 year old sister Mary were threatened by a male intruder in the course of an aggravated burglary.

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Feb 14th 2022, 7:53 AM

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# state pension

ESRI: Those who live alone are at greater risk of falling below the poverty line when they retire

Researchers examined whether soon-to-be pensioners will have adequate income in retirement.

9.4k

Jul 21st 2020, 6:05 AM

Voices

Opinion: Signing on the dole as a pensioner was a horrible experience

They sent me to a workshop where I had to say I was interested in jobs, writes Sue Redmond, a retired health worker.

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Jan 22nd 2020, 10:57 AM

# rent hike

Some pensioners in South Dublin to be hit with council house rent rise of more than €600

“Multi-person households” that include pensioners will not receive the €10 weekly discount.

34.9k

Nov 22nd 2019, 6:08 PM

# Cork City

'We must be more vigilant': Body of pensioner lay undiscovered in house for seven months

The death is not being treated as suspicious.

38.3k

Jul 22nd 2019, 3:44 PM

# austerity measure

'A recovery for whom?': Government slammed for refusal to reintroduce free passport for pensioners

Free passports for pensioners were done away with under austerity measures, but there are calls now to bring it back.

30.8k

Jan 2nd 2019, 11:00 PM

# telephone allowance

Some pensioners to begin getting €130 a year phone bill allowance to prevent 'social isolation'

Minister Regina Doherty said it’s important to stay in contact with family and friends as we get older.

18.6k

Jun 6th 2018, 6:10 AM

# marriage bar

'I never cost the State a penny, but now they're taking part of my pension'

Tens of thousands of people are losing out on receiving a full State pension due to rules that were introduced in 2012.

59.7k

Jan 18th 2018, 6:00 AM

# money in the pocket

The pension is definitely going up and Micheál Martin has dismissed claims he's opposed to rises

“We are working towards increasing the pension in the next budget,” Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said.

38.8k

Jul 30th 2017, 12:50 PM

Scottish Tories say country is 'too cold' to means-test winter fuel payments

The Conservative Party wants the payment to be means-tested in other parts of the UK.

9.1k

May 19th 2017, 8:29 PM

# Anthony Connors

Serial burglar who targets pensioners sentenced to 144 years in prison over his criminal career

Connors told the couple he “had mates waiting outside” and said he would set the apartment on fire.

32.6k

Mar 16th 2017, 6:20 AM

# Poll

Poll: Do you think the state pension should be increased?

Fianna Fáil wants a €5 increase for pensioners in the next Budget.

27.0k

Aug 21st 2016, 10:23 AM

# Age Action

Irish pensioners made to choose between heat and food need extra €5 a week

Age Action is calling for increases to the State pension and the living alone allowance.

22.1k

Sep 21st 2015, 10:56 PM

# promises

People on the dole to see 50% increase in their Christmas bonus this year

The bonus is paid to long-term welfare claimants such as jobseekers, pensioners, carers, lone-parents and those with a disability.

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Sep 14th 2015, 9:31 AM

# Take a Break

No such thing as a free lunch? Not for these pensioners

Take a break and read about this random act of kindness.

11.6k

Aug 12th 2015, 11:00 AM

# Elder Abuse

Niece suspected as thousands disappear from pensioner's account

This is just one example of elder abuse in Ireland.

29.9k

Jun 19th 2015, 6:12 AM

# Pensioners

Oscar and Costa strike as leaders Chelsea take advantage of Man City's slip-up

Jose Mourinho’s men are now two points clear at the top of the table after a 2-0 win over Newcastle at Stamford Bridge.

2.6k

Jan 10th 2015, 5:20 PM

# Cash Money

Joan Burton wants to increase the Christmas Bonus again next year

The Tánaiste is in a giving mood and says the partial restoration of the bonus this year is “a start”.

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Dec 3rd 2014, 4:29 PM

# budget 2015

Readers’ Panel Part Two: What are you expecting from Budget 2015?

We spoke to some readers about their hopes and fears ahead of tomorrow’s budget. Here’s what they had to say, in their own words.

7.6k

Oct 13th 2014, 8:00 PM

Voices

Opinion: You’re never too old to talk – so don't overlook older people's mental health

Some great strides have been made in this country in recent years to tackle mental health issues, but let’s make sure all people in society are cared for.

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Oct 10th 2014, 8:00 AM

# Christmas Bonus

Pensioners are now having to 'choose between food and fuel and medication'

Age Action says it would welcome the return of the Christmas Bonus in next week’s Budget.

6.2k

Oct 8th 2014, 10:38 AM

# Homelessness

Pensioners could face jail over housing eviction

Martin and Violet Coyne face homelessness after alternative accommodation falls through.

11.4k

Aug 11th 2014, 1:41 PM

# community spirit

€10,000 reward offered for information on gang attacking pensioners in Donegal

The community have come together to try and put an end to the attacks on the elderly.

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Feb 14th 2014, 11:06 AM

# defined benefit

Burton says pension changes will give "certainty"

Joan Burton says that the Government hopes that uses of the new law will be a “rare event”.

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Nov 20th 2013, 10:14 AM

Voices

Column: Pitting one section of the Irish people against another weakens us all

Budget 2014 hit the most vulnerable elements of society – not the young, the sick, the old, or pregnant alone. We need to show intergenerational solidarity and stand together against this injustice, writes Peter Kavanagh.

Oct 25th 2013, 7:10 AM

# News Fix

Here’s What Happened Today: Tuesday

Everyone’s talking about the pensioners’ protest, a little girl taken from a Roma family in Dublin and the NSA spying on the French.

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Oct 22nd 2013, 10:55 PM

# vox pop

VIDEO: Pensioners at today's protest believe the worst is yet to come

One worries that without the telephone allowance her emergency alarm will be cut off. Another wishes he had never moved back to Ireland.

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Oct 22nd 2013, 8:30 PM

# Protest

Thousands join pensioners’ protest against Budget cuts

The crowd at Leinster House was predominantly made up of elderly people who oppose cuts to medical cards for over 70s and other measures announced in last week’s Budget.

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Oct 22nd 2013, 7:00 PM

# Budget 2014

Noonan: 'No connection' between cuts for pensioners & free GP care for under 5s

The Minister’s been speaking to reporters on his way into the final Cabinet meeting ahead of Budget 2014.

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Oct 15th 2013, 9:28 AM

# Comments

Top readers' comments of the week

Here’s our round-up of the most interesting and most popular comments from this week. Did you make it in?

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Oct 12th 2013, 11:00 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Should pensioners pay for their TV licences?

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary thinks free television licences and free travel for over 65s should be done away with. What do you think?

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Oct 10th 2013, 9:22 AM

# Pensions

Cut in private pension tax break could facilitate universal pension for all over 65s

A study by Social Justice Ireland was launched earlier today.

6.2k

Sep 16th 2013, 8:16 AM

Voices

Column: I hope I hold on to my health – I don’t think I can afford to get sick

With the number of older people in consistent poverty doubling over just one year, pensioner Gordon* explains what daily life is like for him – and how he fears for the future.

Aug 16th 2013, 7:30 PM

# bad hip

New EU-funded device detects when a pensioner has a bad fall

Around 20 per cent of elderly people receive hospital care every year after a fall.

7.2k

Jun 14th 2013, 6:15 AM

# Britain

Rich pensioners 'should give back any handouts they don't need'

Free bus travel, free television licences, heating bill payments – one Conservative minister in Britain has suggested rich pensioners may not need them all.

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Apr 28th 2013, 5:36 PM