Episodes

  • 13: Anne Drury and Maureen Kavanagh

    13: Anne Drury and Maureen Kavanagh
    Dec 31 2021
    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.
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    29 mins
  • 12: Emer Coveney

    12: Emer Coveney
    Dec 17 2021
    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.
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    29 mins
  • 11: Patricia Conboy

    11: Patricia Conboy
    Nov 26 2021
    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.
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    31 mins
  • 10: Ciaran McKinney

    10: Ciaran McKinney
    Nov 12 2021
    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.
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    33 mins
  • 9: Digital Inclusion

    9: Digital Inclusion
    Oct 29 2021
    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 or call 1800 20 30 30
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    31 mins
  • 8: Professor Kieran Walsh

    8: Professor Kieran Walsh
    Oct 15 2021
    Professor Kieran Walsh is back in studio with Peter as he discusses how ageing can affect marginalised communities and what his research is doing to shine a light on these hidden older people.
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    41 mins
  • 7: Professor Rose Anne Kenny – What we know and what we should know

    7: Professor Rose Anne Kenny – What we know and what we should know
    Oct 1 2021
    Professor Rose Anne Kenny is one of Ireland’s foremost gerontologists, and one of the senior researchers behind TILDA – the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing. She joins Peter Kavanagh to discuss why we needed to gather the huge amounts of data TILDA provided, how we can learn from it, and what older people can do to manage their own health. Professor Kenny’s new book “Age Proof – The New Science of Ageing” will be released in 2022, published by Bonnier Books.
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    31 mins
  • 6: Maureen Kavanagh – Getting Active Again

    6: Maureen Kavanagh – Getting Active Again
    Sep 17 2021
    Maureen Kavanagh, Chief Executive of Active Retirement Ireland, joins Peter in the studio to discuss how a membership-based organisation like ARI can respond to the challenges of the global COVID-19 pandemic. They talk about grief, loss and hope, as Maureen sets out a vision for the future of Active Retirement, and how the pandemic has taught us all lessons about how older people can deal with a crisis and bounce back stronger than ever.
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    29 mins