21/03/2024

Technical Programmes – Age Friendly Ireland Housing Case Study

St. Joseph’s, Manor Hill, Waterford was recently nominated for the Age Friendly Housing Award for 2023. St Joseph’s, which was a former religious convent, is a state-of-the-art age friendly housing development that delivered 71 homes for residents aged 55 and over in a modern, spacious and distinctive setting, right in the heart of Waterford City.

Further details of this development can be obtained at: https://agefriendlyhomes.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Age-Friendly-Housing-Case-Studies_November-2023.pdf

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Age Friendly Homes to meet Ireland’s rapidly growing Ageing Population Need

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Ministers O’Brien and Dillon announce commencement of revised Housing Adaptation Grants of up to €40,000

13/01/2025

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, and Minister of State for Local Government and Planning, Alan Dillon TD jointly announced increased funding in housing grants …

Housing Conditions and Integrated Care for Older People – Report 2024

11/09/2024

Housing Conditions and Integrated Care for Older PeopleTallaght University Hospital and partners, identifying commonhousing conditions affecting older people in South DublinKey Findings and Recommendations Report 2024

National Rollout of Healthy Age Friendly Homes Programme to Empower up to 10,500 Older Adults Annually

16/07/2024

Healthy Age Friendly Homes (HAFH), a first-of-its-kind programme to enable older adults to continue living independently, launches nationwide today (10 July). This joint Health and Local Government programme, recognised globally …

South Dublin County Council’s award-winning Tallaght District Heating Scheme

05/07/2024

South Dublin County Council, award-winning Tallaght District Heating Scheme, which is harnessing wasted heat energy from a nearby Amazon data centre and supplying heat to institutions and homes in Tallaght …

Launch of Universal Design Guidelines for Changing Places Toilets

01/07/2024

Age Friendly Ireland welcomes the launch of Universal Design Guidelines for Changing Places Toilets by Centre for Excellence in Universal Design, in partnership with Accessible EU . We commend all …

Galway City Council Housing Estate ‘An Cliathán’ Receives Irish Construction Excellence Award 2024

24/06/2024

Galway City Council is delighted to congratulate OCC Construction on winning best project in the ‘Residential up to €5M’ category, at the Irish Construction Excellence Awards 2024 for the Galway …

Healthy Age Friendly Homes Weblink

24/06/2024

We are delighted to announce that the Healthy Age Friendly Homes weblink is now accessible through the HSE website click here. We extend our sincere thanks to the HSE …

Mountbellew Age Friendly Homes

17/06/2024

Cathaoirleach of Galway County Council, Cllr. Liam Carroll, and Minister of State Anne Rabbitte T.D., officially turned the sod of a new housing development, currently being delivered by Tuath in …

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