Publications

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Defend the State Pension: Campaign Leaflet

21 Sep, 2010

Defend the State Pension: Campaign Leaflet (Download PDF 427KB)

Feeling the Pinch: One Year On

21 Aug, 2010

A report on follow-up interviews with a number of the participants in the 2009 study, Feeling the Pinch. It also outlines the subsequent changes in health care entitlements, and discusses how state pension levels affect older people’s lives.

Feeling the Pinch:One Year On (Download PDF 2 MB)

Authors: Maura Boyle and Dr. Joe Larragy, NUIM Maynooth.

Published 2010. 36 pages including bibliography. A4 format.

A Secure Pension System for All? Baseline Position on the National Pensions Framework

21 Jul, 2010

A short position paper outlining Older and Bolder’s responses to each of the seven principles set out by the government in its National Pensions Framework.

A Secure Pension System for All? Baseline Position on the National Pensions Framework (Download PDF 256kb)

Published July 2010. 10 pages.

Ageing, the Demographic Dividend and Work

21 May, 2010

A briefing paper on work and ageing, prepared for Older and Bolder in the context of its analysis of proposals on the National Pensions Framework, published in March 2010. It argues for a ‘life-span strategy’ on work which can realise the potential economic benefits of greater inclusion and valuing of older workers.

Ageing, the Demographic Dividend and Work (Download PDF 388KB)

Author: Professor Desmond O’Neill, Centre for Ageing, Neuroscience and the Humanities, Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Tallaght.

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

21 Nov, 2009

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.

Feeling the Pinch (Download PDF 1.15mb)

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

Published November 2009...

What Does Positive Ageing Mean to Older People

21 Oct, 2009

Summarises the outcomes of eight consultation meetings held around the country in 2008 and 2009, in which older people identified major issues and proposed actions to address them, in relation to independence, participation, care, self-fulfilment, and dignity.

What Does Positive Ageing Mean to Older People - (Download PDF 2.26MB)

Published October 2009. 36 pages. A4 format.

A Bounty not a Burden - Submission to the NPAS

21 Sep, 2009

Older & Bolder’s contribution to the development of a National Positive Ageing Strategy (NPAS). It considers the economic context, addresses ageism and makes recommendations on guiding principles and essential elements for a new Strategy.

Bounty not a Burden - (Download PDF 385kb)

Document prepared by Joe Larragy, Department of Applied Social Science, NUI Maynooth.

Published September 2009. 37...

Submission on Review of Recommendations of Protecting Our Future: The Report on the Working Group on Elder Abuse

03 Apr, 2009

Submission on Review of Recommendations of Protecting Our Future: The Report on the Working Group on Elder Abuse (Download PDF: 204 kb)

Submission to NESF on Implementation of Home Care Packages

02 Feb, 2009

Submission to National Economic and Social Forum on Implementation of Home Care Packages (Download PDF: 266kb)

Baseline Statement on a National Positive Ageing Strategy for Ireland

21 Oct, 2008

A position paper responding to the government’s commitment to the development of a National Positive Ageing Strategy for Ireland, it makes recommendations on a public consultation process, on structures and essential elements of such a Strategy, and refers to the UN Principles for Older Persons (1991) as a fundamental framework.

Baseline Paper - (Download PDF 270kb)

Published October 2008....