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Healthy Ageing Irish Resources

‘They Found It Looking for Something Else’: Paget’s Disease of Bone After 60, and the Only Survey Ireland Ever Did

Paget's disease of bone is usually found by accident, on a routine blood test or…

Valentina Ní CríonnaOctober 24, 2026

Healthy Ageing Irish Resources

‘He Only Went Out for the Paper’: Ireland Got a Herbert Protocol in May, and Nobody Has Counted the Forms

Ireland quietly adopted the Herbert Protocol on 13 May 2026: a 29-section form families complete…

Valentina Ní CríonnaOctober 24, 2026

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Healthy Ageing Irish Resources

‘The Sisters Will Look After Her’: Ageing in an Irish Religious Order, and the 1990 Exemption Nobody Has Counted

Census 2022 counted 284 religious communities in Ireland with 3,178 residents, 815 substantially disabled. A…

Valentina Ní CríonnaOctober 23, 2026

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Healthy Ageing Irish Resources

‘She Was Never Dizzy’: Orthostatic Hypotension After 70, and the Check Ireland Only Does If You Complain

Two-thirds of older adults in Ireland with orthostatic hypotension have no symptoms, and TILDA data…

Valentina Ní CríonnaOctober 23, 2026

Irish Resources

‘We Don’t Quote Over Seventy’: Car Insurance After 70, and the Age Figure Ireland Has Never Published

The Equal Status Act lets insurers price on age only where it is reasonable having…

Valentina Ní CríonnaOctober 22, 2026

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Irish Resources

‘She Has the English, Just Not When She’s Frightened’: Irish-Speaking Older Adults, and the Order Ireland Still Has Not Made

Census 2022 found 35% of people aged 65+ can speak Irish, and a first language…

Valentina Ní CríonnaOctober 22, 2026

Healthy Ageing Irish Resources

‘They Said My Levels Were Low’: Testosterone After 50, and the Second Blood Test the Irish Label Insists On

Ireland's testosterone label demands two separate blood tests, the same laboratory, and other causes excluded…

Valentina Ní CríonnaOctober 21, 2026

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Healthy Ageing Irish Resources

‘They Know I’m on Oxygen’: The Electricity Register Ireland Will Not Put You On

Ireland's vulnerable customer register protects you from being cut off, but only if you sign…

Valentina Ní CríonnaOctober 20, 2026

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Irish Resources

‘He’s Not Free to Leave’: Locked Doors in Irish Nursing Homes, and the Word Ireland’s Capacity Act Never Uses

Irish law gives nobody the power to stop a nursing home resident leaving. The Capacity…

Valentina Ní CríonnaOctober 20, 2026

‘They Found It Looking for Something Else’: Paget’s Disease of Bone After 60, and the Only Survey Ireland Ever Did

‘He Only Went Out for the Paper’: Ireland Got a Herbert Protocol in May, and Nobody Has Counted the Forms

‘The Sisters Will Look After Her’: Ageing in an Irish Religious Order, and the 1990 Exemption Nobody Has Counted

‘She Was Never Dizzy’: Orthostatic Hypotension After 70, and the Check Ireland Only Does If You Complain

‘We Don’t Quote Over Seventy’: Car Insurance After 70, and the Age Figure Ireland Has Never Published

‘She Has the English, Just Not When She’s Frightened’: Irish-Speaking Older Adults, and the Order Ireland Still Has Not Made

‘They Said My Levels Were Low’: Testosterone After 50, and the Second Blood Test the Irish Label Insists On

‘They Know I’m on Oxygen’: The Electricity Register Ireland Will Not Put You On

‘He’s Not Free to Leave’: Locked Doors in Irish Nursing Homes, and the Word Ireland’s Capacity Act Never Uses

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