Welcome to The Inn at Dromoland – Located in the beautiful Co Clare Countryside! The Inn at Dromoland commands panoramic views across the Clare Hills and Shannon Estuary. A range of Clare attractions are located nearby including the Dromoland Estate as well as Bunratty Castle & Folk Park, Craggaunowen and Ennis town. This hotel outside Ennis, County Clare is an ideal base for touring the Burren, Cliffs of Moher (30 minutes) Thomond Park and King Johns Castle. Convenient to all local Golf Courses including Lahinch Golf Links Course www.theinnatdromoland.ie Dromoland Castle Win a nights st ..read more

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Cancer Charity Announces Partnership with Royal London Ireland Breakthrough Cancer Research, a cancer-focused medical research charity has announced a new €115k charity partnership with Royal London Ireland, one of the leading life insurance and pensions companies in Ireland, to tackle inequalities that exist in the survival rates of some cancers. Through advances in awareness, screenings and research innovations, the 5-year survival rates for cancers like breast and prostate cancer are over 88% according to the National Cancer Registry Ireland. However, other cancers like pancreatic, oesophag ..read more

Go Visit! Beyond the Trees Avondale Set in a 500-acre forest is Ireland’s only treetop walk. It leads visitors on a unique 1.4km journey through the forest and high above the canopy of the trees to a spectacular viewing tower 38m above the forest floor to panoramic 360-degree views of the surrounding landscape, complete with a gigantic 90m spiral slide (optional). Allow 1.5 hours Open: Daily, see website for times and advance bookings Admission: Rates Apply Information: Fully accessible to all ages, buggy & wheelchair friendly. Café. Sensory Garden. State-of-the-art wood themed playground ..read more

The iNUA Collection is a select group of 4 & 5 Star hotels, in handpicked locations across the island of Ireland, each uniquely inspired by its team of passionate people, rich culture, and stunning surrounding landscapes Cathy O’Connor talks to Berni Chambers, Sales Manager with Radisson Blu Sligo, part of the iNUA Collection Click to Listen The post Welcome to the INUA Hotel Group appeared first on Senior Times ..read more

The survey was the first national survey to ask bereaved people about the care provided to a family member or friend in the last months and days of their life   The purpose of the survey was to learn from people’s experiences of end-of-life care in order to improve the services provided both to people who are dying, and to their loved ones. The survey looked at the care received in a number of care settings including at home, in a nursing home or residential care facility, in hospital and in a hospice. Participants were asked to rate the care their relative or friend received in each sett ..read more

I am writing to extend my sincere gratitude for your attendance at the Active Ageing – Connected Communities event held at the Longford Arms Hotel on Thursday, 21st March 2024 Your presence at the event meant a great deal to us, and your active participation contributed significantly to its success. Your eagerness to engage in discussions about enhanced home care, the use of communication technology, and the various support services available to our older citizens exemplified went a long way towards the success of the event. I sincerely hope that you found the event informative and enriching ..read more

Later-life lending company Spry Finance has hit the right note with one of Dublin’s oldest mixed-voice choirs by becoming the new sponsor of The Guinness Choir (l-r) Spry Finance CEO John Moriarty, Guinness Choir Music Director Ciarán Kelly, and Guinness Choir Chair John Healy at the launch of Spry Finance’s sponsorship of the Guinness Choir at a choir rehearsal in the Holy Trinity Church, Rathmines. Pic: Peter Houlihan As part of a three-year sponsorship agreement, funding from Spry, Ireland’s sole provider of lifetime loans, will go towards the cost of running the choir, including rehearsa ..read more

Next up on the 50 Plus Calendar is our Galway event in the Salthill Hotel on the 21st and 22nd May   Join former RTÉ broadcaster and presenter Michael Lyster where he will be interviewing some well known personalities from the region along with 60 demonstrations, displays and workshops covering rights & entitlements, home & abroad holidays, volunteering, recruitment, food & fashion, valuations of notes, coins and stamps, craft workshops, personal finance advice and much more. Everyone who attends also gets a free goody bag on entry Admission is FREE BY REGISTERING HERE   ..read more

Mairead Robinson talks to Michelle Browne, mediator and author of Scars of Divorce: How to avoid them and achieve an amicable divorce in Ireland Click to Listen The post Woman To Woman Podcast: Michelle Browne, author of Scars of Divorce appeared first on Senior Times ..read more