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The development of expert social and rural gerontology in the Republic of Ireland is particularly urgent given the changes that are expected over the coming decades. There are major information deficits in relation to how people age. Older people’s experience of ageing in urban and…

A new centre for successful ageing aims to address the challenges we all face.

More people in Ireland have dementia than cancer or heart disease yet it has been a largely invisible and underfunded health issue, according to a new report by Suzanne Cahill and Maria Pierce from the School of Social Work and Social Policy, Trinity College, Dublin;…

By Lauren Foster When Mark Lachs, an internist who specialises in the care of the elderly, looks into the not-so-distant future, he sees millions of retirees and not enough doctors. The baby boomers are moving through the belly of the beast and are coming out…

Elderly people in Northern Ireland are facing high levels of anxiety ahead of the Spending Review, a survey has found. The Centre for Ageing Research and Development has found considerable fear amongst the pensioners over reduced incomes, higher taxes and cuts in vital services. It…

Ireland well placed to become a global leader in digital healthcare. Photo: ShutterstockBy John Kennedy, Silicon RepublicIreland – with its concentration of ICT giants, pharmaceutical and medical device makers – is strategically placed to become a world leader in digital healthcare technologies, a conference in…

Original Source The TILDA study is funded by The Atlantic Philanthropies. Trinity College Dublin is an Atlantic grantee. The Irish population is getting older at an unprecedented rate, and now a new 10-year study is aiming to make Ireland the best place in the world…

Atlantic Philanthropies has this year wound itself up as quietly as it arrived in Ireland more than 30 years ago, after dispensing €1bn on Irish ­projects. Our reporter profiles Chuck Feeney - the ­billionaire backer of an extraordinary foundation.

The recession is having a major impact on older people with many experiencing high levels of anxiety over the threat of reduced incomes, increased taxes and cuts in vital services, according to a new study. The Inequalities, Pensions and the Recession study, commissioned by the…

A state-of-the-art new premises accommodating hundreds of cancer research scientists will officially open at UCL (University College London). The UCL Cancer Institute, housed in the £40 million Paul O'Gorman building, is situated at the heart of one of the largest and most prolific biomedical facilities…