Irish Resources – Page 2 – Críonna Health

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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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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

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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

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Ageing as a migrant in Ireland: the generation nobody planned for

Ireland's first big migrant generation is reaching its 60s: pensions, medical cards, interpreting rights, and…

Valentina Ní CríonnaSeptember 3, 2026

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Vaping after 50: what the evidence says and what Ireland’s new laws change

Cochrane rates nicotine e-cigarettes above patches for quitting, yet the HSE does not recommend them.…

Valentina Ní CríonnaSeptember 3, 2026

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Anticholinergic burden after 50: the everyday medicines that can fog your thinking

Bladder tablets, older antihistamines, amitriptyline and pharmacy sleep aids all block acetylcholine, and the effects…

Valentina Ní CríonnaSeptember 2, 2026

Irish Resources Retirement

Equity release in Ireland: what a lifetime loan really costs

Equity release lets Irish homeowners over 60 unlock home value without moving. What a lifetime…

Valentina Ní CríonnaAugust 31, 2026

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Ageing Without Children in Ireland: Planning Ahead When There Is No One Obvious to Step In

In Ireland, “next of kin” has no legal standing. A practical guide to decision supports,…

Valentina Ní CríonnaAugust 30, 2026