Liz Downes

Involved with the Irish Girl Guides with the past 44 years. involved in the older people council and Age Friendly. UCC certificate in youth and community work

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@Commentarystef Her life

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@AgeFriendlyIrl @TheGalmont Really looking forward to this event 👏

[Age Friendly Ireland @AgeFriendlyIrl]

Happy International Day of Older Persons!

Today is a day for celebrating the wonderful contributions that older persons make to our society. In particular, today we want to thank our Age Friendly Ambassadors who lead the way in making Ireland a better place in which everybody can grow old.

Some of our Ambassadors are taking to their local radio stations today to discuss their roles and the important work that they carry out. You can hear them on C103 Cork, Clare FM, Shannonside Northern Sound, Midlands103, Highland Radio, and South East Radio between 9-11 AM this morning!

[Cork County Council @Corkcoco]

📢Update following Storm Éowyn📢

Cork County Council’s Community Response Forum has been meeting daily in response to Storm Éowyn. The forum includes representatives of Cork County Council, the HSE, An Garda Síochána, Local Development Companies and support agencies will continue to meet and will respond as required to assist those who have no power or water and are experiencing difficulties following the storm.

This evening Cork County Council convened the Local Co-Ordination Group of principal response agencies to coordinate supports across the county.

📍 Given the collective impact from the weather over the last four weeks a localised response centre is being established in Newmarket in North Cork by IRD Duhallow. The centre will be open to anyone who requires assistance.

➡️ The ESB provided a detailed update to the group. Huge progress has been made by the ESB in the restoration of power across Cork County with the number of people experiencing outages continuing to decrease. Many of the outages identified earlier this morning have now been fixed and supply restored. Details of a small number of vulnerable customers who may be impacted has been shared by the ESB with the HSE and the Gardai who will make contact locally. These customers will be provided with the Council’s emergency contact number and the details of local support services available. The ESB is continuing to work to restore supply to the small number of identified customers who are still without power.

✅ The Department of Social Protection Humanitarian Assistance Scheme is available to provide support to those living in properties that have been directly affected by Storm Éowyn.

☎️ Cork County Council’s emergency phoneline 021 4800048 is available to people who need assistance following Storm Éowyn. The phoneline will be operational 24/7.

ℹ️ https://t.co/I8N2rguJS1

[Age Friendly Ireland @AgeFriendlyIrl]

Older People’s Councils are established in every local authority area of Ireland under the local Age Friendly Programme. They bring the voice of older people to inform private and public service provision. Read more here: https://t.co/I28zbHPPVU

[Liz Downes @LizDownes19]

@AgeFriendlyIrl @dlrcc @AgeFriendlydlr @IrishRail @meathcoco Keep going well done. 👏

[Age Friendly Ireland @AgeFriendlyIrl]

Dalkey Train Station is working towards becoming an age friendly train station. Age Friendly Ireland, @dlrcc and @AgeFriendlydlr along with @IrishRail carried out a walkability audit today. Many thanks to all the participants who took part in the audit.
@meathcoco @Iarnrod_Eireann @Vision_Irl @IrishWheelchair @NDAIreland

[Liz Downes @LizDownes19]

@AgeFriendlyIrl Well done Emer 👏👏

[Age Friendly Ireland @AgeFriendlyIrl]

Our very own Dr Emer Coveney, Age-Friendly Ireland, National Programme Manager is attend the Age-Friendly Australia National Conference in Perth this week.
Emer is speaking on a panel alongside representatives from Australia, Slovenia and Brunei discussing the benefits and disadvantages of implementing age friendly national programmes.

[Age Friendly Ireland @AgeFriendlyIrl]

1 week on and we’re still celebrating the National Age Friendly Recognition and Achievement Awards winners 🎉

What a night of celebration it was of age friendly initiatives nationwide that are contributing to making Ireland a great place in which to grow old.

#PositiveAgeing

[Liz Downes @LizDownes19]

@AgeFriendlyIrl Looking forward to a great night. Best of luck to everyone 👏

[Age Friendly Ireland @AgeFriendlyIrl]

Meet the finalists for the Age Friendly Transport Award 🚗

These projects are making transportation more accessible and reliable for older adults across Ireland

Let’s celebrate these initiatives improving mobility for older people 👏

#PositiveAgeing #AgeFriendlyIreland

[Age Friendly Ireland @AgeFriendlyIrl]

All set up and ready to go in Cork. Our AF Technical Advisor is about to deliver ⁦#agefriendly Housing & Public Realm training to Cork County & City staff. Training covers Age Friendly Housing, Universal Design, CPTED, AF Public Realm… ⁦@CEUD_NDA⁩ ⁦@gardainfo⁩

[Liz Downes @LizDownes19]

@AgeFriendlyIrl Looking forward to it. 👏👏

[Liz Downes @LizDownes19]

I've taken the first step to challenge ageism by signing up to @Ageing_Better's Age-friendly Movement!

You can also sign up to their mailing list here: https://t.co/xTyBrYuDCU