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Older & Bolder says Cut to State Pension ‘an assault on vulnerable older people’
Source: Older & Bolder
Concerted nationwide lobby of politicians will now get underway following Taoiseach’s refusal to rule out pension cuts. The Older & Bolder campaign today said that a cut to the State Pension would be an assault on vulnerable older people. Older & Bolder’s statement was issued…
Resource type: News
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Defend the State Pension, Older & Bolder Campaign
Older & Bolder Premiers Online Campaign Film Made By Award-Winning Director to Help Defend The State Pension 21 October 2010 Alliance to undertake nationwide lobby and petition campaign over coming weeks Government should focus on reforming tax reliefs rather than further cutting the State Pension…
Resource type: Video
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Older & Bolder: Irish Seniors Organise for Action
Source: Gara LaMarche
On a visit to Ireland last week, I got a glimpse of a compelling example of the power that an organized community can have – “The Older & Bolder Campaign,” a collaborative initiative among five organizations working to improve the quality of life for older…
Resource type: News
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Older & Bolder wins at the 2008 Awards for Excellence in Public Relations
The 15th annual Awards for Excellence in Public Relations was hosted by Mansion House (Dublin) on Thursday, 26th June 2008. There were 13 categories, of which Older & Bolder, an Atlantic grantee, won the category for Public Information, described as campaigns created to improve awareness…
Resource type: News
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Report on Ageing and Work Finds Government Policy Creates a Threat to Older People
Source: Older and Bolder
Report on Ageing and Work finds Government Plans to extend Retirement Age without focus on work policies creates a threat to older people. A new paper released today (May 10th) outlines the barriers to employment that older people face in Ireland. The report Ageing, the…
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Older and Bolder Presents Report ‘Ageing, the Demographic Dividend and Work’
This video was recorded at the launch of the report commissioned by Older & Bolder and compiled by Professor Des O’Neill at Buswells Hotel, Dublin 2 on 10th May 2010.
Resource type: Video
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Older Adults Listening to Older Adults
The Senior Help Line was established in 1998 to provide a listening service for older people who are lonely, neglected or isolated. The service was born from a consultative process undertaken by the North Eastern Health Board in 1997. Older people interviewed expressed their desire…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Government warned to consult older people on positive ageing strategy
by EITHNE DONNELLAN THE GOVERNMENT has been warned that if it fails to consult older people on the development of a proposed national positive ageing strategy that it could suffer the consequences in next year's local elections. The warning came yesterday from the Older and…
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Older, Wiser, and Now Valued
Source: The Gazette (Montreal)
Original Source After retiring from a career with the Steinberg's grocery chain, Gérard Bréhin took a long break from the workforce. But a few years ago, he started scouting around for opportunities. He was looking for a new challenge and contact with people, but not…
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Older job seekers struggle to overcome age barrier
Source: Associated Press Online
The Urban Institute and AARP are Atlantic grantees. by CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER Like many unemployed older workers, 64-year old Allan Kellum fears his age has made it harder to find a new job. At a recent job fair, Kellum expressed interest in a supervisory role…
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