Feeling the Pinch: Older People's Experience of the Recession in Ireland

A research-based report showing the effects of the recession, and the resulting cutbacks and reductions in health and social services, on older people in Ireland, especially those experiencing ill-health, poverty or social isolation. Includes a review of relevant literature ewhere, and 18 illustrative case studies.

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Researchers and authors: Elizabeth Costello and Stephen O’Hare.

Published November 2009. 88 pages including bibliography and appendices. A4 format.