Press Releases

CARDI will celebrate its work since its establishment in 2007 at an event in Dublin tonight (Wednesday, 23 September 2015). The event also marks the announcement that CARDI will become a new ageing division of the Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH). It will be called the Division of Ageing Research and Development and it will promote the role of research in providing a strong evidence-base for policymaking on ageing issues in Ireland, North and South.

We wish to inform you of an important development within the Centre for Ageing Research and Development (CARDI) which will help sustain its underlying purpose of helping to improve the lives of older people in Ireland, North and South, especially those most disadvantaged.

CARDI's website agestats.ie has a new look and has been updated to make it easier to use. This site is designed to support anyone undertaking research on ageing and older people in Ireland, North and South. If you are exploring specific themes or topics, it can point you to the sources with the data you need. Visit www.agestats.ie

Cognitive decline and memory loss are common symptoms of dementia. A person with dementia, for example, may ask when a loved one who is deceased might return. It is important to determine how to deal with situations like this in the best interest of the person with dementia but there are no formal guidelines or framework for carers or health professionals.

CARDI recently commissioned researchers at the School of Nursing & Midwifery NUIG in collaboration with colleagues in Northern Ireland to undertake a study to contribute to a greater understanding of this issue. 

On Wednesday 22 April 2015 CARDI, in association with the American Federation of Aging Research (AFAR), hosted an International Scientific Meeting.

Attendees included members of the International Scientific Advisory Panel, CARDI fellows, mentors, Beeson Ireland Scholars and invited leaders from the ageing research community. 

CARDI launched the report Keeping Active for Better Ageing  at The International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics European Region Congress 2015 in Dublin today (Friday 24 April 2015). The research paper examines the factors that encourage more physical activity in older adults with a particular focus on potential policy and practice interventions.

Older people falling short of recommended levels of activity

Older people in Northern Ireland are more likely to suffer from coronary heart disease than those in the Republic of Ireland. They are also far more likely to have a limiting long-term illness and disability, according to a study funded by CARDI launched today (Thursday 26 March 2015) in Belfast.

The study was led by researchers from the UKCRC Centre of Excellence for Public Health at Queen’s University Belfast.

Prevalence of heart disease and rates of associated disability are higher among men and those in lower socio-economic groups in both countries.

CARDI and the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) - Institute of Aging are working in partnership to support up to two early career researchers to attend the Canadian Summer Program in Aging 2015 in Toronto, 1-5 June 2015. This year the theme is The Health, Wellness and Participation of Older Adults in the World of Work. The award will cover flights, accommodation, meals and the 5 day training programme registration fee. Closing date for applications is Monday 23 March 2015 - 12 noon.  For more information and an application form see documents attached.

On Friday, 13 February 2015, Junior Health Minister Kathleen Lynch announced that the Fair Deal scheme in the Republic of Ireland (ROI) would require an additional €30 million each year to avoid waiting lists of longer than 8 weeks.The announcement was made at a time when overcrowding in A&Es in ROI and throughout the UK had reached exceptionally high levels. Much of the overcrowding was caused by older people who needed nursing home care not being able to access it in order to be discharged from hospital.