Positive Ageing Week
Ireland’s invisible family carers
Ireland’s invisible family carers
Joanne shares the challenges and the blessings of being a family carer for her mother Kathleen who was confined to a wheelchair after a stroke.
Unchanged melody
Unchanged melody
Despite suffering from Alzheimer's, Jim still sings 'Raglan Road' from start to finish. His son Keith took carer's leave to look after him, describing their time together as ''priceless'.
Don’t stop pushing the boundaries
Don’t stop pushing the boundaries
This is the story of Bill Gates, Neil Armstrong and the man from Birr, Co. Offaly committed to pushing the boundaries who just happens to connect them.
The 99-year-old man who likes to ‘surf’
The 99-year-old man who likes to ‘surf’
Born in 1919, Gordon Lawson trained pilots in Africa during the Second World War but later left the RAF on religious grounds as a conscientious objector. In 2017, he was awarded a Silver Surfer award for learning and using new technology in his 90s.