PRESS RELEASE: Older people worse off under Budget 2026

Image of euro coins and notes. Text reads 'Budget 2026'

Active Retirement Ireland, the country’s largest membership organisation for older people, says it is deeply disappointed by the minimal provision made for older people in Budget 2026 and that many will be worse off under the announced measures. The charity said that, despite commitments made in the recent Programme for Government to advance a social […]

Development Newsletter #26

Image of the cover of the Active Retirement Ireland Regional Development Newsletter Issue 26. Pictured on the cover are Active Cáirde Club ARA members taking a break at the Miners Village in Glendalough during their Christmas hike.

Issue 26 of the Development Programme Newsletter is now available. In our first edition for 2024, find out about plans and events coming up across the regions with news and updates from our National President Kevin Monaghan and Regional Development Officers. There’s information about the government’s National Payments Strategy Consultation and the Age & Opportunity […]