Useful Links 
Elderly
Elderly
Elderly
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 Friends of the Elderly Friends of the Elderly is an Irish voluntary organisation that aims to combat loneliness among older people by providing friendship, social contact and opportunities for involvement in community activities and helping them become more fully integrated in their own communities. Services include: social contact, home and hospital visiting, transport, holidays, outings and parties. |
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Third Age Foundation The Third Age Foundation is an older people's organisation, run by older people for older people. It empowers and enables its members, presenting new ideas, opening up new possibilities. Everyone is welcome at the Third Age Foundation - members are not asked for a birth certificate, an address or a country of origin - but to organise and take part in intergenerational and intercultural projects, partnership projects with a local long-stay residential care facility and a local Traveller group, lifelong learning, drama, IT, health and fitness project, Failte Isteach Project... the list is endless. |
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Retirement Planning Council of Ireland Retirement Planning Council (RPC) aims to prepare people for the period of their lives that begins when they leave the workplace. It helps to become aware of the areas that will change. People today live longer in retirement than ever before, hence the importance if early and adequate preparation. |
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Older Women's Network OWN Ireland is a national network linking individual women and groups of women aged 55 and over. It provides a forum for older women to meet together to share their experiences and discuss issues of concern. |
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National Council on Ageing and Older People The organisation aims to develop a comprehensive understanding of ageing and of the older population for all concerned with the welfare of older people in Ireland. The Council articulates the needs and concerns of older Irish people and makes recommendation on what actions should be taken to remedy problems encountered by them. Contact details: National Council on Ageing and Older People 11th Floor Hawkins House Hawkins Street Dublin 2 Tel: 01 6743299 Fax: 01 6743245 E-mail: info@ncaop.ie Website: www.ncaop.ie |
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Irish Senior Citizens' Parliament The Irish Senior Citizens' Parliament is a representative organisation of Older People in Ireland. The Parliament is a non-partisan political organisation working to promote the views of older people in policy development and decision-making. It represents the interest of senior citizens to government departments, the HSE and local authorities ion income, health or any issue which affects the quality of life of older people. |
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Active Retirement Ireland Active Retirement is a national network of local and community-based voluntary groups involving older people which combats loneliness and isolation among older people. It aims to provide a means by which affiliated associations may secure appropriate support to enhance their individual and collective activities; to ensure a corporate voice representing their views; to act in their behalf with central and local authorities and other relevant bodies. |
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Age & Opportunity Age & Opportunity works to promote greater participation by older people in society. It works in a range of areas from the arts and physical activity to promoting age equality. |
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Age Action Ireland Age Action is a charity which promotes positive ageing and better policies and services for older people. Working with, and on behalf of, older people we aim to make Ireland the best place in the world in which to grow older. |
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