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A new report suggests that many older people are experiencing real hardship during Ireland’s recession, but that this remains largely hidden from public view. This suggests caution is necessary when interpreting official statistics, which show deprivation and poverty rates for pensioner households to be at an all-time low.

Leading figures from the fields of family law, child and family research, human rights, sociology, consumer protection will attend this year’s Business and Professional Women’s Club’s national conference in Galway.

The question of whether Irish legislation is sufficiently robust to protect families will be one of the topics discussed by the chairman of the Adoption Authority, Geoffrey Shannon at the upcoming BPW National Conference on the Family.

A model of care for Alzheimer’s sufferers championed by a Mayo man has been commended as a progressive approach to positive ageing. John Grant of Western Alzheimer’s was singled out for mention at a health conference in Galway this month for promoting a ‘household’ system of care through residential homes catering to small numbers of patients at a time.

A model of care for Alzheimer’s sufferers championed by a Mayo man has been commended as a progressive approach to positive ageing. John Grant of Western Alzheimer’s was singled out for mention at a health conference in Galway last week for promoting a ‘household’ system of care through residential homes catering to small numbers of patients at a time.

A city charity shop is to close next month because it it no longer viable, according to the organisation which runs the service.

The Carlow/Kilkenny Champions for Older People team will host its third public information day next Tuesday, September 30 to coincide with National Positive Ageing Week, which runs from September 26 to October 4.

A new scheme to help Mayo’s older residents stay safe when out walking is about to be launched as part of Positive Ageing Week which runs from September 26 to October 4.

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.