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Healthy Ageing Irish Resources

Sudden Facial Weakness After 50: Bell’s Palsy, Stroke and the 72-Hour Window

Half your face stops working overnight. It is not always a stroke, but it is…

Valentina Ní CríonnaSeptember 13, 2026

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Healthy Ageing Irish Resources

Skin Cancer After 60: The Mole Rule That Misses Ireland’s Most Dangerous Melanoma

The ABCDE mole rule was built for one kind of melanoma. Nodular melanoma passes it.…

Valentina Ní CríonnaSeptember 12, 2026

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It Might Not Be SAD: Winter Light, Your Body Clock and Mood After 60 in Ireland

Ireland loses over five hours of daylight by the solstice, and the ageing eye lets…

Valentina Ní CríonnaSeptember 12, 2026

An older woman smiling outdoors on a windy day in Ireland

Healthy Ageing

When the BreastCheck Letters Stop: Breast Cancer After 70 in Ireland

BreastCheck stops inviting women at 69, yet around 43% of breast cancers are diagnosed after…

Valentina Ní CríonnaSeptember 11, 2026

Healthy Ageing Irish Resources

Post-polio syndrome: Ireland’s polio survivors are getting weaker, and it isn’t just age

Decades after recovery, polio survivors in Ireland are developing new weakness and fatigue. What post-polio…

Valentina Ní CríonnaSeptember 11, 2026

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Healthy Ageing Irish Resources

Norovirus After 60: Getting Ahead of Ireland’s Winter Vomiting Season

Alcohol hand gel does not kill norovirus. A practical Irish guide to the winter vomiting…

Valentina Ní CríonnaSeptember 10, 2026

Healthy Ageing Irish Resources

Ireland’s new pharmacy prescribing service: what the Common Conditions Service means after 50

Irish pharmacists can now prescribe for eight conditions without a GP visit. What that means…

Valentina Ní CríonnaSeptember 10, 2026

Healthy Ageing Irish Resources

The Flu Vaccine Changed This Year If You Are Over 65: Ireland’s 2026/27 Programme Explained

Ireland's 2026/27 flu programme brings back an enhanced adjuvanted vaccine, Fluad, for adults aged 65…

Valentina Ní CríonnaSeptember 9, 2026

Healthy Ageing Irish Resources

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

Sudden Facial Weakness After 50: Bell’s Palsy, Stroke and the 72-Hour Window

Skin Cancer After 60: The Mole Rule That Misses Ireland’s Most Dangerous Melanoma

It Might Not Be SAD: Winter Light, Your Body Clock and Mood After 60 in Ireland

When the BreastCheck Letters Stop: Breast Cancer After 70 in Ireland

Post-polio syndrome: Ireland’s polio survivors are getting weaker, and it isn’t just age

Norovirus After 60: Getting Ahead of Ireland’s Winter Vomiting Season

Ireland’s new pharmacy prescribing service: what the Common Conditions Service means after 50

The Flu Vaccine Changed This Year If You Are Over 65: Ireland’s 2026/27 Programme Explained

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

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