On October 20th, 2010, CARDI hosted an event entitled 'Inequalities in old age - old news or new debate?’. The event marked the launch of a CARDI funded research report Inequalities in Old Age: the impact of the recession on older people in Ireland, North and South and the launch of a discussion paper prepared for CARDI by Dr. Maria Pierce and Dr. Virpi Timonen, Trinity College Dublin Theories of Ageing and Approaches to Welfare in Ireland, North and South [summary]. The event also featured a number of other presentations. Please find a selection of the presentations from the day below:

Theories of Ageing: Lenses for Understanding, Signposts for Reforming Social Protection in Old Age by Dr Virpi Timonen, Director of SPARC and Dr Maria Pierce, Research Fellow, Trinity College Dublin.

Inequalities, Pensions and the Recession by Prof Paddy Hillyard, Queen’s University Belfast and Dr Demi Patsios, Policy Research Consultant, Dr Francesca Lundström, Research Consultant.

Pensions and Older Women by Dr Aine Ní Léime, Programme Co-ordinator, ICSG (Irish Centre for Social Gerontology), NUI Galway.