Below is a comprehensive list of links to web sites that you may find useful. Click on any link to go to the website in question. The links are divided into sections, so if you know what type of site you want to link to, click on the category.
Ageing Organisations - Ireland and overseasEducation, Activities and Interests
Equality/Women
General
Health
Information
Ageing Organisations - Ireland and overseas
- AARP
- American Association of Retired Persons is an American non-profit organisation for the over-50s.
- AGE
- Age is the European People's Platform.
- Age & Opportunity
- Age Action Ireland
- Age Action Ireland is a national non-governmental organisation.
- Age Concern UK
- Age Concern UK is the British National Council on Ageing.
- Age Resource
- Part of Age Concern's ActivAge unit, runs an Internet chat room for over 50s.
- Agenet.ie
- Agenet.ie is an initiative aiming to support national and community organisations for older people to address the opportunities and challenges that Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) present for older people. The first phase of the project has focused on compiling an extensive resource base of initiatives on this theme from across Europe and internationally.
- EEOC
- The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
- EURAG
- EURAG is a European organisation.
- International Federation on Ageing
- This is a Canadian-based international organisation.
- NPOE
- The Netherlands Platform of Older People and Europe is a lobbying organisation with an international focus
- The Carer's Association
- he Carer's Association represents the interests of Irish carers in the home.
Education, Activities and Interests
- AONTAS
- Voluntary organisation for Adult Learning.
- Bord Fáilte web site.
- Equality Studies Centre
- Equality Studies Centre in UCD, where Age & Opportunity sponsors a course focusing on a number of themes, including stereotyping and discrimination.
- http://www.ncaop.ie/schools
- A CD-ROM-based learning programme devised to promote a positive attitude to ageing and older people among primary children and their teachers, which links directly to the revised primary curriculum for Irish schools.
- Irish Sports Council.
- Portal site for all CIE travel companies.
- Volunteer Resource Centre
- Volunteer Resource Centre supports, promotes and facilitates volunteering among people of all ages.
- Web Accessiblity Ireland home page
- Useful links and information on assistive technology.
- www.backtowork.ie
- An Irish employment web site specially targetted at seniors.
- www.daycourses.com
- An Internet company with information about adult learning.
- www.eilireland.org
- Experiment in International Living organisation
- www.elderhostel.org
- Elder Hostel, dedicated to lifelong learning
- www.niace.org.uk
- UK organisation for adult learning
- www.seniorcitizens.com
- American web site with information on travel options for senior citizens.
Equality/Women
- Department of Justice Equality and Law Reform
- Equality for Women Measure
- National Women's Council
- The Equality Authority
- Women's Aid
General
- Age & Opportunity
- Age Action
- An Chomhairle Leabharlanna
- Comhairle's Citizen Information Database.
- Department of Education web site.
- Department of Social, Community and Family Affairs.
- Irish government public information web site.
- Meath Leader
- Meath Leader is a private limited company with a mission to provide the people of the county with the greatest possible engagement opportunities in the process of positive change and development
- National Council on Ageing & Older People
- National Council on Ageing and Older People is an advisory agency on ageing and the welfare of older people in the Republic of Ireland.
- Positive Age Cavan
- Social Mentoring
- Information on the Social Mentor Programme, run by Comhairle.
- The Equality Authority
- The Equality Authority was established in 1999 to work towards the elimination of discrimination in employment, in the provision of goods and services, education, property and other opportunities to which the public generally have access
Health
- Alzheimer's Society
- Arthritis Foundation
- Carer's Association
- Diabetes Federation
- Irish Heart Foundation
- Irish Kidney Association
- Irish Wheelchair Association
- Mental Health Association of Ireland
- Victim Support
Information
- BASIS
- Business access to state Information and services
- Comhairle
- Department of Social Community and Family Affairs
- Oasis
- Public Service Information
