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Irish Times Healthplus
Coming of Age: A Study in Longevity
December 2011 (reproduced with permission of the Irish Times)
Irish Times Editorial on TILDA
May 2011 (reproduced with permission of the Irish Times)
TILDA First Results feature on TV3
TILDA featured on TV3's main news bulletin on 9th May 2011
(Courtesy of TV3, preceded by some advertisements)
Dr. James Reilly, T.D., Minister for Health, Launches TILDA First Results
On Monday, 9th of May 2011, Dr James Reilly, Minister for Health, officially launched the first results from TILDA.
Pictured above with Professor Rose Anne Kenny, Principal Investigator of TILDA at the Science Gallery in Trinity College Dublin where a series of presentations were given by TILDA researchers outlining the main findings of the first results.
First Results from TILDA published.
Fifty Plus in Ireland 2011. First results from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing.
Irish Times Health Supplement (PDF 749 kB)
TILDA researcher Dr Chie Wei Fan discusses frailty.
April 2011 (reproduced with permission of the Irish Times)
Irish Times Health Supplement (PDF 621kB)
Paddy Clancy writes about his positive experience as a TILDA respondent.
February 2011 (reproduced with permission of the Irish Times)
In Conversation: TILDA
Professor Rose Anne Kenny, Professor of Geriatric Medicine & TILDA Principal Investigator, Professor Brendan Whelan, TILDA Research Director and Gerry Loughrey, Group Head of Corporate Responsibility, Irish Life.
February 2011 (TCD Alumni)
Irish Medical News (PDF 192kB)
Study Aims to Make us Wiser About Ageing
October 2010 (Courtesy of Irish Medical News)
TCD Gerontologist Presents RTÉ Programme on Ageing in Ireland
A television documentary, The End of Ageing, presented by TCD Gerontologist Professor Rose Anne Kenny, was broadcast on RTÉ 1 at 9.30pm on Sunday, September 26th 2010.
26th September 2010 (Courtesy of RTÉ and Tile Films)
TILDA & Positive Ageing Week
TILDA featured on RTE News on Sunday, September 26th 2010.
• Six One: Link to RTE Player. Piece appears at 20.10 minutes in, ends at 20:51
• Nine O’Clock news: Link to RTE Player. Piece appears at 16.12 minutes in, ends at 18:00
26th September 2010
National Ageing Survey will Highlight Social Implications of Demographic Ageing
Marking Positive Ageing Week, a programme, The End of Ageing, presented by TILDA’S Professor Rose Anne Kenny will be broadcast on RTÉ 1 televsion, Sunday, 26th September at 9.30pm.
21st September 2010
ITN Report (Windows Media Video File 49.56MB)
Report on Age Related Macular Degeneration, featuring TILDA collaborators from the Macular Pigment Research Group in Waterford Institute of Technology.
(Courtesy of ITN)
Irish Examiner (PDF 1.16MB)
Looking to understand an ageing world.
March 9th 2010 (Courtesy of the Irish Examiner)
Irish Times (PDF 537 kB)
Climate, age studies will aid policy, forum hears.
September 11 2009
Irish Independent Health & Living (PDF 929 kB)
The key to long life.
August 17 2009
Irish Times Health Plus (MS Word 210 kB)
No need for mandatory retirement
May 12 2009
Irish Examiner (MS Word 80 kB)
McAleese launches ageing study
May 7 2009
Irish Independent (MS Word 281 kB)
McAleese says elderly can help beat downturn
May 7 2009
Irish Times (MS Word 351 kB)
New €26m research plan for older people
May 7 2009
Public Affairs Ireland (MS Word 526 kB)
Monitoring Ireland as it ages: the role of The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing
March 1 2008
Events
A public panel discussion held on the 6th May 2009.
President Mary McAleese Launches The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing New Health Assessment Centre & Public Phase of the Study at TCD
The President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, launched The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) Health Assessment Centre at Trinity College Dublin and the public phase of the TILDA study that involves interviewing 8,000 older people over the next 10 years, May 6th last.
European Science Foundation Forward Look Workshop
The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) and The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) organised a workshop on ‘Labour Market Implications of Demographic Ageing’. This event was held on Friday 14th November 2008 and was organised in the context of the European Science Foundation 'Forward Look' on 'Ageing, Health and Pensions in Europe'.
Health in Ageing Conference
The TILDA Health in Ageing - Achievements and Potential of Longitudinal Research was truly an international, multidisciplinary and diverse meeting. It was held in association with Trinity College Dublin, Science Foundation Ireland and the Centre of Excellence for Successful Ageing, St James's Hospital.
May Thursday 29th & Friday 30th 2008
Active Ageing Conference
On the 25th of June 2007, the Irish Longitudinal Study of Ageing (TILDA), in collaboration with the Active Social Policies European Network (ASPEN), organised a one-day conference on 'Active Ageing & Labour Market Trajectories'. This conference brought together a number of world renowned experts from both Europe and the US and a group of papers that covered some of the most relevant topics in this domain.
June 25 2007
Publications
TILDA Publications
Fifty Plus in Ireland 2011. First Results from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing.
Chapter-by-chapter:
1. Introduction
Rose Anne Kenny and Alan Barrett
2. Socio-Demographic Characteristics Of Older People In Ireland
Yumiko Kamiya and Nick Sofroniou
3. Older People As Members Of Their Families And Communities
Yumiko Kamiya and Virpi Timonen
4. Social Engagement Of Older People
Virpi Timonen, Yumiko Kamiya and Siobhan Maty
5. Physical And Behavioural Health Of Older Irish Adults
Hilary Cronin, Claire O’Regan and Rose Anne Kenny
6. Mental Health And Cognitive Function
Claire O’Regan, Hilary Cronin and Rose Anne Kenny
7. Health And Social Care Utilisation
Charles Normand, Yumiko Kamiya, Virpi Timonen and Brendan Whelan
8. Retirement And Labour Market Participation
Irene Mosca and Alan Barrett
9. Income and Asset Levels of Older People
Vincent O’ Sullivan and Richard Layte
10. Quality Of Life And Beliefs About Ageing
Hannah McGee, Karen Morgan, Anne Hickey, Helen Burke and George Savva
11. Methodology
George Savva
TILDA Design Report 2010 (PDF, 1.32MB)
TILDA Annual Reviews
Annual Review 2009 (PDF, 249KB)
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