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O’Brien points to Stone Age as Moore’s likely Derby mount

Aidan O’Brien expects Ryan Moore to choose impressive Leopardstown winner Stone Age as his Cazoo Derby ride. Despite having long-time ante-post favourite Luxembourg ruled out due to a muscular problem, O’Brien still holds plenty of aces in the Epsom ...

09 May 2022 at 15:55

World

Lawyer: Alleged Mali extremist was only following orders

A lawyer for an alleged extremist accused of involvement in crimes including rape and torture in the northern Malian city of Timbuktu a decade ago said he was just a police officer carrying out court orders who could have been killed for disobeying....

09 May 2022 at 13:25

Independent Commissioner needed to look after rights of older people – study

Older people need more help to safeguard their rights amid a huge increase in pensioner poverty, according to a new report. A survey suggested most people believed the needs of older men and women were being overlooked across society. More than ...

17 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Group exercise sessions can stop people losing strength as they age – study

Group exercise can stop people from losing strength as they get older and make it easier for them to tackle everyday activities like walking and climbing stairs, research suggests. According to the study, just one tailored group exercise ...

22 Mar 2022 at 00:55

National News

Charities express concern over govt housing plans for older people

Charities have told an Oireachtas committee that they have concerns about Government housing plans for older people. The Oireachtas Housing Committee questioned officials from the departments of housing and health, as the recent reform ...

11 May 2022 at 16:33

Health & Wellbeing

Lynda La Plante on staying mentally alert, doing her own highlights, and relaxing with reality TV

Lynda La Plante turns 80 next year – but she’s calling this decade “the new 50s”. “There’s this slew of incredibly old actresses treading the boards, there’s the wonderful Glenda Jackson, 85, doing King Lear, and you think, are we the ...

06 Apr 2022 at 09:25

Local News

€100,000 has been successfully awarded to two Creativity in Older Age Projects for County Carlow

The Arts Service of Carlow County Council has announced that Creative Ireland has awarded €100,000 to two creative projects directly engaging with older people around the County. The aim of the Creativity in Older Age Scheme is to ...

23 Feb 2022 at 22:33

Headteachers welcome buffer zones around schools to stop anti-vaccine protests

Headteachers have welcomed an amendment to a new Bill which will help councils quickly set up buffer zones around schools to stop them from being targeted by anti-vaccination protests. Home Secretary Priti Patel said in a letter ...

21 Feb 2022 at 13:55

Energy cost rise to leave quarter of older households in ‘fuel stress’ – charity

Almost a quarter of older households in England will be in fuel stress – spending more than 10% of their after-tax income to stay warm – when energy prices go up next month, a charity has warned. Age UK has urged the Chancellor ...

11 Mar 2022 at 01:25

City

Cocktails help AG Barr sales fizz despite growing cost pressures

Irn-Bru maker AG Barr has revealed that current trading is “well ahead” of last year on the back of surging demand for cocktails as it warned it is facing “significant inflationary pressures”. The company, which also owns the ...

29 Mar 2022 at 13:25

City

Over-65s may go without food or heat to cope with energy bill rises, says Age UK

Nearly a quarter (24%) of older people believe they will be forced to choose between heating their home and the food they buy if their energy bills increase substantially. More than half (54%) of those surveyed said they ...

29 Jan 2022 at 02:28

Plans to help householders cope with energy costs ‘woefully inadequate’

The Government’s plans to help households cope with soaring energy bills are “woefully inadequate”, fuel poverty charity National Energy Action (NEA) has said. NEA’s comments followed energy regulator Ofgem confirming ...

03 Feb 2022 at 14:55

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