Latest News - Age Friendly Homes

Council Delegation Visit Greenhill’s Grange Age Friendly Development

29/08/2025

Cathaoirleach of Louth County Council, Cllr Seán Kelly, Mayor of Drogheda, Cllr Michelle Hall and Chief Executive of Louth County Council, David Conway yesterday (27 August 2025) visited the Greenhill’s …

In Rathmines, plans progress for primary-care centre and housing

21/08/2025

The HSE has filed a planning application for a new health-care centre at the Gulistan bring centre site in Rathmines. Among the new features in the proposed centre, the HSE …

Galway City Council awards contract for design and build of 84 residential units.

15/08/2025

Galway City Council has announced that following a restricted tender process, the contract for the development of a new Social Housing scheme named “Fána an tSrutháin” at Ballyburke, Galway, has …

Age Friendly Housing Development Planned for Mill Lane, Leixlip, County Kildare

14/08/2025

Kildare County Council has announced plans for a new Age Friendly housing development at Mill Lane, Leixlip, aimed at providing accessible and inclusive living for older residents. The project involves …

Limerick City and County Council launches ‘rightsizing’ apartment scheme for over 55s in bid to free up family homes

11/08/2025

Limerick City and County Council is inviting older homeowners to consider a new housing initiative that offers a “lifetime tenancy” in exchange for rightsizing, helping to free up larger homes …

New Age-Friendly Homes in Schull

21/07/2025

Ard Na Mara, a new housing development prioritising accessibilty and inclusion for older people in Schull. The development was delivered by Tuath Housing in partnership with Cork County Council, the …

LGIU News – Reviving urban living by reducing property vacancy and dereliction: Waterford City and County Council’s award winning initiative

16/07/2025

This article is part of LGIU’s series exploring the winners of the 2024 Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards. In this case study, Waterford City and County Council unpacks …

Old Cork Suburb House to be Knocked for 24 New ‘right-size’ Homes

16/07/2025

An old former family home on Cork’s southside will be knocked to make way for the Council’s latest ‘right-sizing’ development. The sheltered housing will be for older people wanting a …

Mayor’s Official Opening of 13 units under the Capital Assistance Scheme/Charleville Care Project

25/06/2025

The Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Joe Carroll, performed the official opening of 13 Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS) funded housing units for Older Persons at Charleville Sheltered Housing …

Work to start on €3.4m age-friendly housing scheme in Daingean

16/06/2025

Offaly County Council is delighted to announce the signing of contracts for the construction of 10 single storey houses designed to Age Friendly and accessibility requirements. The Age Friendly development, …

Cycling Without Age

16/06/2025

Cycling Without Age (CWA) is an Irish charity. It’s a nationwide award-winning, volunteer-led, social initiative. Its purpose is to take people unable to walk or cycle for themselves due to …

ICSH Allianz Community Housing Awards 2025 – Applications Deadline 26th May

15/05/2025

The ICSH Allianz Biennial Community Housing Awards offers a platform to demonstrate innovation and sustainability in public housing projects that our approved housing bodies members, local authority partners and the Land Development …

Kildare County Council unveils new housing development at Blackrath Ridge, Athgarvan

23/04/2025

Kildare County Council have announced the completion of a new housing develpoment at Blackrath Ridge, Athgarvan, Co. Kildare. The project has delivered 18 new residential units under the Rebuilding Ireland …

Age Friendly Ireland & Meath County Council visit to Norway

09/04/2025

Age Friendly Ireland and Meath County Council were delighted to visit Oslo recently and present at their national housing conference (Boligpulsen 2025) organised by Husbanken, the Norwegian state housing bank. …

Construction to commence next month on 12 age friendly homes in Kilrush

31/03/2025

Custy Construction Ltd have been appointed by Clare County Council as the contractors for the new development on Black Road. The social housing development is funded by the Department of …

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 …