Search Results for 'Pensioner'
4 results found.
Cuts in old age pension must be avoided
The findings of an ESRI report this week showing that the over-65s are more at risk of poverty in Ireland than those of working age have been welcomed by Age Action, which is lobbying against any cuts in pensions in the upcoming Christmas budget.
Cutting State pension would be a cut too far
Talk of cuts in the State pension must stop now according to Age Action which has described the weekly payment as a vital buffer protecting older people from poverty.
Sign a petition to save pensioners’ lives
Unless there is a significant intervention by the Government in the coming weeks, some of Ireland’s most vulnerable pensioners will suffer this winter, Age Action have warned. The public is being urged to sign the online petition at www.ageaction.ie to demand this intervention.
Pensioner was beaten in head and face
The jury in the trial of the man accused of murdering Kilbeggan horse trader Christy Hanley has heard how the pensioner was found dead in his home having been tied up and beaten.
