Dance Ireland and Age & Opportunity, in consultation with Dance Theatre of Ireland present the Floor is Yours!, a networking event for dance artists, companies and organisations working with older people, which aims to strengthen and provide visibility for the sector. The event offers workshops, discussions and presentations from those working in the field nationally […]
We’ve received funding from Sport Ireland to offer a health and wellness course to family carers – Actively Changing Gears. We are very aware of the pressures many family carers are experiencing during Covid-19 and we want to offer a six-week course designed to boost wellbeing and resilience and also increase levels of physical activity. We hope […]
Is Ageism ever Acceptable? Age & Opportunity received funding from the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) to explore with older people in Ireland our experiences of the Covid-19 pandemic. Our initiative “Is Ageism ever Acceptable” will take place over a series of five online discussions and we would love to hear from you. […]
Join keynote speaker Ann Ingle in conversation with her daughter Róisín Ingle, as they delve into the arts and how they keep us connected at The Gathering this February 2022. The Gathering is the annual networking event for the community of event organisers, artists, partners and supporters of Age & Opportunity’s Bealtaine Festival. Bealtaine Festival takes […]
Our Creative Exchanges course offers high-quality training that leads to a QQI Level 6 Component Award (6N3585). Participants develop the skills needed to plan and facilitate arts activities for older people in residential and day care settings. If you are an activities coordinator working in a residential or day care setting, or an artist interested […]
Age & Opportunity’s Changing Gears course, which focuses on managing transitions in mid to later life, is being offered for free this November in Cork. Designed to build well being and resilience, it is a four-session in-person course funded by the HSE. Changing Gears offers participants (aged 50+) time to: Develop skills and techniques to […]
Age & Opportunity’s Changing Gears course, which focuses on managing transitions in mid to later life, is being offered for free this November Athlone. Designed to build well being and resilience, it is a four-session in-person course funded by the HSE. Changing Gears offers participants (aged 50+) time to: Develop skills and techniques to build […]
We are excited to announce Patricia Scanlan, author of The City Girl trilogy, A Time For Friends, and many other novels, as the keynote speaker for The Gathering 2022, which is organised by Age & Opportunity Arts. As one Ireland’s best-known and most popular authors, we can’t wait to hear about Patricia’s reflections on writing […]
Age & Opportunity’s Changing Gears course, which focuses on managing transitions in mid to later life, is being offered for free this November in Carrick-on-Shannon. Designed to build well being and resilience, it is a four-session in-person course funded by the HSE. Changing Gears offers participants (aged 50+) time to: Develop skills and techniques to […]
Age & Opportunity’s Changing Gears course, which focuses on managing transitions in mid to later life, is being offered for free this November in Galway. Designed to build well being and resilience, it is a four-session in-person course funded by the HSE. Changing Gears offers participants (aged 50+) time to: Develop skills and techniques to […]
