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Burns and scalds after 60: the injuries nobody warns you about, and the 20 minutes that matter most

Burn prevention advice in Ireland is aimed at children, but skin thins with age. Irish…

Valentina Ní CríonnaSeptember 8, 2026

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Healthy Ageing

Rosacea After 50: The Curse of the Celts That Gets Blamed on the Weather

An estimated 15 per cent of people in Ireland have rosacea, and after 50 the…

Valentina Ní CríonnaSeptember 8, 2026

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Working Nights After 50: What Changes and What You’re Entitled To in Ireland

Night work gets harder after 50. What changes in your body clock, what the evidence…

Valentina Ní CríonnaSeptember 7, 2026

Healthy Ageing

Cardiac Arrest at Home: CPR, Defibrillators and What to Do in Ireland

Most cardiac arrests in Ireland happen at home. What the OHCAR figures show, how to…

Valentina Ní CríonnaSeptember 7, 2026

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Healthy Ageing Irish Resources

Carbon Monoxide After 60: Why a Warmer Home Can Be a Riskier One

Carbon monoxide risk rises when Irish homes are sealed and retrofitted, and the symptoms are…

Valentina Ní CríonnaSeptember 6, 2026

Healthy Ageing Irish Resources

The Long-Term Illness Scheme: Free Medicines and a List Frozen Since 1975

Ireland's Long-Term Illness Scheme gives free medicines for 16 conditions with no means test at…

Valentina Ní CríonnaSeptember 6, 2026

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Healthy Ageing Irish Resources

Your Thyroid Results After 50: When a Raised TSH Needs No Tablet

A slightly raised TSH after 50 is not automatically a prescription. What the reference range…

Valentina Ní CríonnaSeptember 5, 2026

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Healthy Ageing Irish Resources

Air quality after 60: what Ireland’s clean air rules mean for you

Ireland links roughly 1,700 premature deaths a year to fine particulate pollution, mostly from home…

Valentina Ní CríonnaSeptember 5, 2026

Healthy Ageing

Oesophageal and stomach cancer after 50: the symptoms Ireland misses

Ireland has one of Europe's highest oesophageal cancer rates and no screening programme for it…

Valentina Ní CríonnaSeptember 4, 2026

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Healthy Ageing Irish Resources

Home support in Ireland: free, not means tested, and not a right

The HSE Home Support Service is free and not means tested, but you have no…

Valentina Ní CríonnaSeptember 4, 2026

Burns and scalds after 60: the injuries nobody warns you about, and the 20 minutes that matter most

Rosacea After 50: The Curse of the Celts That Gets Blamed on the Weather

Working Nights After 50: What Changes and What You’re Entitled To in Ireland

Cardiac Arrest at Home: CPR, Defibrillators and What to Do in Ireland

Carbon Monoxide After 60: Why a Warmer Home Can Be a Riskier One

The Long-Term Illness Scheme: Free Medicines and a List Frozen Since 1975

Your Thyroid Results After 50: When a Raised TSH Needs No Tablet

Air quality after 60: what Ireland’s clean air rules mean for you

Oesophageal and stomach cancer after 50: the symptoms Ireland misses

Home support in Ireland: free, not means tested, and not a right

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