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Halloween is widely known to have originated in Celtic Ireland in particular from the festivities during Samhain. The festival of Samhain marked the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter and was believed to be a time when the boundary between the living and the dead was blurred, allowing spirits to roam…

Culture Night first began back in 2006, largely contained within Temple Bar in Dublin City Centre. This year, Culture Night celebrates its 18th birthday as an all-island celebration of Irish culture. Thousands of free events are taking place tomorrow night, Friday 22nd September, all over the country. Culture night brings people of ages together, bridging…

On Tuesday 17th October, we will be heading to Bundoran in lovely Donegal for the Autumn Seniors Trade Show. We had a wonderful time participating in the Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Age Well Expo back in June and engaged in enjoyable conversation with the DLR locals. As we received such positive feedback whilst bringing awareness to the…

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day occurs on 15th June each year and is recognised as a United Nations Day by the General Assembly. The WHO estimates that 1 in 6 people over 60 years of age suffers from abuse which equates to nearly 141 million people globally. Elder abuse and neglect are one of the…