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An age old problem - where now for rural services? Rural Ageing Presentations

Publisher: 
CARDI
Date published: 
13 December, 2010
Region: 
Republic of Ireland
Northern Ireland
Publication type: 
research
 

CARDI hosted a seminar on rural ageing and the recession, in conjunction with the Irish Centre for Social Gerontology, Irish Rural Link and the Rural Community Network Northern Ireland, on Thursday, 9 December and Friday, 10 December, 2010 in the Martin Ryan Institute (Annex) at NUI Galway.  

The seminar featured contributions from international and national experts in the fields of ageing research and rural policy. It also showcased findings from two CARDI funded research projects relating to ageing in a rural context
 
Presentations from the seminar are available below:

 

 

 

 

Prof Eamon O'Shea, Irish Centre for Social Gerontology: Rural Ageing: An Economic Analysis 

Dr Kieran Walsh, Irish Centre for Social Gerontology: Older People in Rural Communities: Exploring Attachment, Contribution and Diversity in Rural Ireland and Northern Ireland

Dr Aoife Ahern, University College Dublin: Rural Transport: Going Nowhere Fast

Michael Conway, Northern Ireland Housing Executive: Rural Housing Policy: Past, Present and Future

Caroline Maguire, Rural Community Network, Engaging Rural Older People in Policy Change- Lessons Learned

Conor Skehan and Lorcan Sirr: Ageing in the Right Place

Marsaili MacLeod, Aileen Stockdale and Lorna Phillips: Retiring to Rural Areas-Evidence from Scotland, Wales and N.Ireland

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