The Old Country - Ageing In Ireland

13: Anne Drury and Maureen Kavanagh

In the final episode of the series, Peter is joined by Maureen Kavanagh and Anne Drury of Active Retirement Ireland to look back on the topics discussed and talk about their hopes for the future.

12: Emer Coveney

Age Friendly planning is a key part of dealing with an ageing population, but what does it mean? Peter is joined by Dr. Emer Coveney of Age Friendly Ireland to talk about how local authorities play a role in the Decade of Healthy Ageing and what age friendly environments mean to all generations.

11: Patricia Conboy

Why do we need a UN Decade of Healthy Ageing? No-one is more qualified to answer that question than Patricia Conboy, lecturer in NUIG and former Head of Global Advocacy and Campaigns with HelpAge International, who was the National Director of Older and Bolder here in Ireland. Patricia has spent decades advocating for older people and her experience and expertise have had a massive impact on the lives of countless people around the world.

10: Ciaran McKinney

Peter is joined in studio by Ciaran McKinney of Age and Opportunity. They discuss the cultural and artistic contributions older people make to society, and spend some time on Ciaran's own story as an advocate for marginalised communities.

9: Digital Inclusion

Peter is joined by Maureen Kavanagh and Geraldine Murphy, who discuss digital inclusion and exclusion – why older people might not be online, and what can be done to help them take the leap into a new world. For more information on Active Retirement’s Hi Digital programme, visit hidigital.ie [http://hidigital.ie/] or call 1800 20 30 30