Representatives of the country's 31 local authorities were presented with charters by the WHO at a ceremony at Slane Castle, Co Meath.
It includes measures such as housing developments, libraries, airport guidelines, car parking and improved customer services and communication aimed at older people. This year also marks the tenth anniversary of the launch of Ireland's Age Friendly Programme, which was introduced in a response to changing demographics.
WHO Last week we had pictures of a 90 yr old woman left on a trolley for hrs in an A&E .. Such bloody nonsense!
WHO On the very same day that HSE letters were sent to older people in receipt of home care packages informing them their hours are being cut including my 87year old Dad, Age Friendly Ireland.........
WHO Bravo Ireland! Love my Irish roots!!
If you can afford it.....
Shite place to be young though. Long gone are the days of being able to pay off your mortgage in 10 years.
ha ha ! I saw what you did there 👏
Unless the french want to chuck you in jail?
Not if the liberal movement have their way. At the first sign of any illness we will all be given a pill and that will be the end of it.
I would like to invite Alanna Officer to come visit the trolley wards in Irish public hospitals so she can deliver this message in person. Perhaps wearing a Santa hat.
Bollox !!!!! Absolute bollox, we’ve had a year of tragic pics of peoples grandparents on trolleys. leo must be doing some dodgy favours as we keep seeing bogus claims via the UN and WHO.
“That is a country for old men...”