Our publications

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Age & Opportunity (general)

'Age & Opportunity: Promoting Greater Participation' leaflet [PDF 626 kb]
EngAGE: Age & Opportunity's e-Newsletter
- EngAGE Issue 1 - May / June 2010
- EngAGE Issue 2 - July / August 2010
Challenging Attitudes: an Age & Opportunity Newsletter
- Challenging Attitudes 2008 [PDF 2.6 Mb]
- Challenging Attitudes 2007 [PDF 1.3 Mb]
- Challenging Attitudes 2006 [PDF 1.4 Mb]
- Challenging Attitudes 2005 [PDF 618 kb]
- Challenging Attitudes 2004 [PDF 784 kb]
The Educational Needs of People aged 55 and over: A Study in the Midland and Western Health Board Regions (by post only)

Arts Publications

Bealtaine Evaluation [PDF 2.3 Mb]
Bealtaine Evaluation - Executive Summary [PDF 782 kb]
Bealtaine Bulletin 2009 [PDF 1.3 Mb]
Guidelines for Working with Older People in the Arts [PDF 1.9 Mb]
Sharing a Personal Pleasure - All You Need to Know About Senior Reading Groups [PDF 1 Mb]
Creative Exchanges Report [PDF 1.8 Mb]

Sport and Physical Activity

Go for Life Newsletter
- Go for Life 2009 [PDF 832 kb]
- Go for Life 2008 [PDF 411 kb]
- Go for Life 2007 [PDF 244 kb]
Get Active with Go for Life flyer [PDF 191 kb]
Physical Activity Leaders (PALs) leaflet: Becoming a PAL [PDF 1 Mb]
Physical Activity and Sport: Participation and Attitudes of Older People in Ireland, Ipsos MORI, 2009 [PDF 1.4 Mb]
Physical Activity and Sport: Participation and Attitudes of Older People in Ireland, Ipsos MORI, 2007 [PDF 303 kb]

Tackling ageism and ageing well

Becoming a provider of Ageing with Confidence [PDF 1.8 Mb]
Older People and Ageing Issues in Irish Newspapers [PDF 241 kb]
Home From Home? The Views of Residents on Social Gain and Quality of Life [PDF 162 kb]

Attachment	Size
NEW! Age & Opportunity: Promoting Greater Participation Leaflet	626.47 KB
NEW! Becoming a provider of Ageing with Confidence	1.87 MB
NEW! Ipsos MORI Research: Physical Acticivity & Sport - Participation and attitudes of older people in Ireland	1.4 MB
Go for Life Newsletter 2009	832 KB
Irish Centre for Social Gerontology's Evaluation of Bealtaine - Summary	781.57 KB
Irish Centre for Social Gerontology's Evaluation of Bealtaine - Full Report	2.3 MB

What's New

Playing flute at Bealtaine 2010 launch The dust is settled and the numbers are crunched. Bealtaine 2010 was our biggest festival ever! We estimate over 101,000 people took part this year.