Valentina Ní Críonna

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Healthy Ageing Irish Resources

‘The Virus Is the Easy Part’: Ageing with HIV in Ireland, and the Clinic Only One Hospital Has

Almost a third of people in HIV care in Ireland are now over 50, and…

Valentina Ní CríonnaOctober 14, 2026

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Healthy Ageing Irish Resources

‘You’ve Been Grand for Years’: Spina Bifida After 40, and the Adult Clinic Ireland Never Built

Most people with spina bifida now reach adulthood, but Ireland's national clinic stops at 18.…

Valentina Ní CríonnaOctober 13, 2026

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Healthy Ageing Irish Resources

‘Just a Bit of Bursitis’: Lateral Hip Pain After 50 and the Name That Is Wrong Four Times Out of Five

Pain on the outside of the hip after 50 is usually gluteal tendinopathy, not bursitis.…

Valentina Ní CríonnaOctober 13, 2026

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Healthy Ageing Irish Resources

‘Nobody Told Me It Was for Life’: The Health (Amendment) Act Card, and the Entitlement Ireland Stopped Signposting

About 1,700 people in Ireland were infected with hepatitis C by State-supplied blood, anti-D or…

Valentina Ní CríonnaOctober 12, 2026

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Healthy Ageing Irish Resources

‘I Thought It Was Wax’: Sudden Hearing Loss in One Ear After 50, and the Two Weeks That Decide It

Sudden hearing loss in one ear is not wax and not wait-and-see: the guideline window…

Valentina Ní CríonnaOctober 12, 2026

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Healthy Ageing Irish Resources

‘Sure, I Manage Grand’: Tooth Loss After 70 and the Word Ireland’s Dental Report Never Uses

Ireland’s April 2026 dental crisis report makes 19 recommendations and never once says “older”, “ageing”…

Valentina Ní CríonnaOctober 11, 2026

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Healthy Ageing Irish Resources

‘It’s Only a Sprain’: Charcot Foot After 60 and the Hot Swollen Foot Ireland Calls Non-Urgent

A hot, swollen foot with no injury can be a Charcot foot, where the bones…

Valentina Ní CríonnaOctober 11, 2026

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‘Required to Retire on Marriage’: The Marriage Bar and the Pension Scheme That Excludes Women Born Before 1946

Irish law once required women civil servants to resign on marriage. Section 10 of the…

Valentina Ní CríonnaOctober 10, 2026

Healthy Ageing Irish Resources

‘We Beat That in the Fifties’: Tuberculosis After 65 and the Irish-Born Rate Nobody Talks About

Among people born in Ireland, TB rates are highest in those aged 65 and over.…

Valentina Ní CríonnaOctober 9, 2026

‘The Virus Is the Easy Part’: Ageing with HIV in Ireland, and the Clinic Only One Hospital Has

‘You’ve Been Grand for Years’: Spina Bifida After 40, and the Adult Clinic Ireland Never Built

‘Just a Bit of Bursitis’: Lateral Hip Pain After 50 and the Name That Is Wrong Four Times Out of Five

‘Nobody Told Me It Was for Life’: The Health (Amendment) Act Card, and the Entitlement Ireland Stopped Signposting

‘I Thought It Was Wax’: Sudden Hearing Loss in One Ear After 50, and the Two Weeks That Decide It

‘Sure, I Manage Grand’: Tooth Loss After 70 and the Word Ireland’s Dental Report Never Uses

‘It’s Only a Sprain’: Charcot Foot After 60 and the Hot Swollen Foot Ireland Calls Non-Urgent

‘Required to Retire on Marriage’: The Marriage Bar and the Pension Scheme That Excludes Women Born Before 1946

‘We Beat That in the Fifties’: Tuberculosis After 65 and the Irish-Born Rate Nobody Talks About

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